Define the word bloodstone"bloodstone" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Hematite \Hem"a*tite\, n. [L. haematites, Gr. ? bloodlike, fr.
a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.] (Min.)
An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because
of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent
rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; --
the last called red ocher. Called also specular iron,
oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone.
See Brown hematite, under Brown.
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"Bloodstone" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Bloodstone \Blood"stone`\, n. (Min.)
(a) A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if
with blood; hence the name; -- called also heliotrope.
(b) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or
"streak."
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"bloodstone" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
bloodstone
n : green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood [syn: heliotrope]
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