Wampum Shell 8x11mm Carved Butterfly Bead - 15-16 Inch FEATURE09292022 Bloodstone was known in antiquity

Bloodstone was known in antiquity as Heliotrope

It is most often found in the Baltic region

so care should be taken when setting

Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals

causing the rocks to melt and combine with the remains of the meteorite

Wampum Shell 8x11mm Carved Butterfly Bead - 15-16 Inch FEATURE09292022 Bloodstone was known in antiquityWampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The white and purple layers of the shell create beautiful patterns. Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads.