Bloodstone 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch Epidotized Granite Rainbow Moonstone is named for

Rainbow Moonstone is named for its moon-like glow or chatoyancy

as well as a prismatic quality that differentiates it from other varieties of Moonstone

creating veins and mottling that ranges in color from rust to black

Its inclusions of golden tones to rust to red are due to traces of hematite embedded in the stone

its oldest known use being in Egypt more than five thousand years ago

Bloodstone 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch Epidotized Granite Rainbow Moonstone is named forBloodstone most commonly refers to green Jasper with red inclusions consisting of Hematite. Naturally occuring in hues of blue to green to green with spots and streaks of red, Bloodstone was known in antiquity as Heliotrope, the Sun Stone. It has been treasured for its beauty throughout history and used extensively for adornment in jewelry as well as works of art.