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Heliotrope (Mineral)
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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In mineralogy, is the mineral commonly called "bloodstone" (q.v.), and sometimes termed girasol - a name applied also to fire-opal. The name, like those of many ancient names of minerals, seems to have had a fanciful origin. According to Pliny the stone was so called because when thrown into the water it turned the sun's light falling upon it into a reflection like that of blood.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Heliotrope (Mineral)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/heliotrope-mineral.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Heliotrope (Mineral)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/heliotrope-mineral.html. 1910.
