African Bloodstone Worry Stone - 2 inch

African Bloodstone Worry Stone cut to a broad oval with a thumb hollow across one face. The base is a deep saturated green with a jasper-like density to it, scattered through with vivid red-orange spots that range from fine flecking to broad blotches depending on the piece. The polish is high and the red sits clearly proud of the green in visual terms while lying perfectly flush to the touch.

Bloodstone carries one of the strongest and most consistent traditions of any green stone, running through ancient Babylonia, Egypt and Rome and into medieval Christian practice, where the red spots were read as the blood of Christ. Seftonite carries that full tradition as the South African form of the same mineral type. It is commonly carried through demanding periods, held for steadiness, or given to someone who needs to keep going.

Key Properties
Primary Focus: Protection & Grounding
Secondary Focus: Energy & Vitality
Chakra Association: Root, Heart
Zodiac Sign: Aries, Libra
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon, Rabbit
Ruling Planet: Mars
Elements: Fire, Earth
Mohs Hardness: 7
Stone Family: Tectosilicate
Material: African Bloodstone
Origin: South Africa
Form: Worry Stone
Finish: Polished
Approximate Size: 50 mm (2 inches)
Approximate Weight: 33-37 g
Listing: Single unit

Geological Information
Seftonite, also called African Bloodstone, is a chalcedony of the quartz family, silicon dioxide crystallising in the trigonal system at Mohs 7, with green chlorite inclusions producing the base colour and red-orange hematite spots producing the markings. It is mineralogically similar to classic Bloodstone, or Heliotrope, but comes from South African rather than Indian deposits, and the South African material generally shows a deeper, more saturated green with more vivid spotting than the Indian stone. The name Seftonite is used in the trade specifically to mark that origin distinction, and the two are kept as separate materials rather than treated as interchangeable. No treatment or dye is involved; both colours are natural mineral inclusions within the silica. Bloodstone holds one of the most consistent metaphysical records of any green stone, used across ancient Babylonia, Egypt and Rome and extensively in medieval Christian tradition. South Africa is the primary commercial source.

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