Multi Tourmaline 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch 6X8mm Bloodstone was known in antiquity

Bloodstone was known in antiquity as Heliotrope

Elephant Skin Jasper

It is known for its colors to to dark green and mustardy yellow

and used it to create amulets to be buried with the deceased

Multi Tourmaline 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch 6X8mm Bloodstone was known in antiquityTourmaline is classified as a semiprecious stone and occurs in a vast array of colors, everything from colorless to black, from pastel to bright to dark. It can even exhibit various colors within the same specimen. Its name derives from the Sinhalese word turamali, which translates to stone of many colors. Due to this variety of colors, Tourmaline has often been confused with other stones. Many stones in the Russian crown jewels from the 17th century