Heliotrope (mineral) is Indonesia, especially in Purbalingga district. It is also found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Australia, and the United States. There is also an outcrop of bloodstone on the Isle of Rum, in Scotland. Heliotrope (mineral) The mineral aggregate heliotrope (from Greek ἥλιος, "hḗlios" “Sun”, τρέπειν, "trépein" “to turn”), also known as bloodstone, is a variety of jasper or chalcedony (which is a cryptocrystalline mixture of quartz). The "classic" bloodstone is green jasper (chalcedony) with red inclusions of hematite. The red inclusions are supposed to resemble spots of blood, hence the name "bloodstone". The name "heliotrope" derives from various
Shades of red purple. The color "rusty red" is displayed at right. "Rusty red" is a color formulated by Crayola in 1990 as one of the colors in its Silver Swirls specialty box of metallic colors. It is a metallic color. "Fire engine red" is an intense, bright red commonly used on emergency vehicles; mostly on fire engines, other associated fire service vehicles, and ambulances. "Cardinal red", also called "cardinal", is a vivid red, which gets its name from the cassocks worn by cardinals. The family of birds takes its name from the color. "Chili red" is the color of red chili peppers.