The ruling
planet for bloodstone is mars. Bloodstone should weigh at least 1/10th carat of
your body weight. Bloodstone is considered the rashi ratan for Aries and is
considered to be substitute for Red Coral. Bloodstone is the symbol of justice.Bloodstone
(also called heliotrope in Greek which simply means Sun turning) is dark green
with distinctive red spots that resemble droplets of blood, giving this stone
its name. Sometimes the inclusions are yellow, in which case the mineral is
given the name plasma.
There are
two forms of bloodstone – the plasma and
heliotrope. Heliotrope is transparent and has red in it. Plasma is deep green,
opaque with little or no red in it. A good quality bloodstone comes with solid
dark green color with visible veins of red.
The red
inclusions are supposed to resemble spots of blood; hence the name bloodstone".
The color green in bloodstone is due to the presence of iron and chlorite and
red color is due to hematite. Bloodstone is a mixture of quartz with
uncrystallized opal quartz.
