Talk:Heliotrope (mineral)

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[edit] Jasper vs Chalcedony

From what I have read for example [[1]] chalcedony is a more general catagory that includes both jasper and bloodstone. Like the article on it says " Heliotrope is similar to plasma, but with red spots of jasper, hence its alternative name of bloodstone" so to me it contains Jasper not a form of it. So using the website listed above and the website [[2]] -"Bloodstone, green jasper dotted with bright red spots of iron oxide, was treasured in ancient times and served for a long time as the birthstone for March. This attractive chalcedony quartz is also known as heliotrope because in ancient times polished stones were described as reflecting the sun: perhaps the appearance of the gem reminded the ancients of the red setting sun, mirrored in the ocean. " The article being Heliotrope it should be Chalcedony. --Xiahou 23:27, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] German names

Hematite is called bloodstone in Germany. Heliotrope is called bluestone to differentiate the two.

This makes little sense as written. "Bloodstone" and "bluestone" are obviously not German words. Does it mean, for example, that the German word for "heliotrope" is the German word for "blue" plus the German word for "stone"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.46.152 (talk) 00:46, 16 May 2008 (UTC)