Antieke juwelen glossarium
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Heliotrope

The same as bloodstone. The name is derived from the Greek word meaning 'sun' and 'direction', and was first applied to a green chalcedony which, when placed in water and facing toward the sun, appeared red.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson