Yellow Jasper 4mm Round 15-16 Inch wood Bloodstone was known in antiquity

Bloodstone was known in antiquity as Heliotrope

so treat it gently

but can be distinguished by its structure and its lower relative hardness

It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times

and are indigenous to those countries

Yellow Jasper 4mm Round 15-16 Inch wood Bloodstone was known in antiquityYellow Jasper is a golden brown stone with patterns that appear strikingly similar to wood grain. Jasper has a long and illustrious history, having been worn by shamans, priests and kings and believed to be a powerful protection stone. Ancient Egyptians sometimes buried their dead with amulets of Jasper for safe passage into the afterlife.