Blood Quartz 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Shape_Nugget It has been mistaken for

It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times

Its soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light

all to knowing eye

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine

often occurring with inclusions of white

Blood Quartz 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Shape_Nugget It has been mistaken forBlood Quartz is a clear to milky white silicon dioxide mineral. Its inclusions of red, orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the stone. Quartz has been highly valued by virtually every civilization throughout history, often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil.