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2. Heliotrope (mineral) - Wikipedia

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   This semiprecious stone should not be confused with other ornamental stones that contain red jasper. Setonite, also called African bloodstone, is composed of red jasper, grey chalcedony, and pyrite. Dragon's Blood, sometimes called Australian bloodstone, is composed of red jasper and green epidote.

3. Dragon's blood - Wikipedia

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   Dragon's blood, powdered pigment or apothecary's grade and roughly crushed incense, extracted from Calamus draco Dragon's blood is a bright red resin which is obtained from different species of a number of distinct plant genera: Calamus spp. (previously Daemonorops ) also including Calamus rotang , Croton , Dracaena and Pterocarpus .

4. Long gu - Wikipedia

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   A centuries-old controversy in the West concerned whether the medically-important cinnabar was a natural mineral or a mixture of elephant and dragon blood. [ 22 ] In the Araripe Basin of South America , Testudine fossils, mainly that of marine turtles, are sympathetically used to treat hyperactivity and similar conditions.

5. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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   Sesshō-seki (also Killing Stone), a stone that kills anyone who comes into contact with it. (Japanese mythology) Stone of Giramphiel, a stone described in Diu Crône. Sir Gawain wins from the knight Fimbeus and it offers him protection against the fiery breath of dragons and the magic of the sorcerer Laamorz. (Arthurian legend)

6. Lapidary (text) - Wikipedia

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   A lapidary is a text in verse or prose, often a whole book, that describes the physical properties and metaphysical virtues of precious and semi-precious stones, that is to say, a work on gemology. [1] It was frequently used as a medical textbook, since it also includes practical information about the supposed medical application of each stone ...

7. Komodo dragon blood might help fight a growing human threat - AOL

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   Researchers think the lizards' blood could help humans fight off one of our biggest threats: antibiotic resistance.

8. Agate - Wikipedia

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   Agate (/ ˈ æ ɡ ɪ t / AG-it) is a variety of chalcedony, [1] which comes in a wide variety of colors. Agates are primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic rocks.The ornamental use of agate was common in ancient Greece, in assorted jewelry and in the seal stones of Greek warriors, [2] while bead necklaces with pierced and polished agate date back to the 3rd millennium BCE in the Indus ...

9. Luminous gemstones - Wikipedia

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   According to the German anthropologist Wolfram Eberhard, the long dragon is a symbol of clouds and rainstorms, and when it plays with a ball or pearl, this signifies the swallowing of the moon by the clouds or thunder in the clouds. The moon frequently appears as a pearl, and thus the dragon with the pearl is equal to the clouds with the moon.