Mirah darah

Mirah darah

Umum
Kategori	Mineral
Rumus kimia	Silika (silikon dioksida, SiO₂)
Identifikasi
Massa rumus	60 g/mol
Kekerasan skala Mohs	6–7

Mirah darah atau batu ahmar adalah batuan mineral akik merah kecokelatan yang biasanya digunakan sebagai batu permata. Batu ini adalah ragam dari mineral silika kalsedon. Warnanya berasal dari noda bijih besi. Warna dari batu ini bisa sangat beragam, mulai dari jingga pucat sampai hitam sangat pekat. Batu ini umumnya ditemukan di Indonesia, Brasil, India, Rusia (Siberia), dan Jerman.

ukiran Mirah darah berupa seorang ratu Ptolemaik, karya Yunani kuno, Cabinet des Médailles

Ukiran cincin cap Polandia dalam Mirah darah berwarna jingga terang yang menunjukkan lambang Korwin

Rujukan

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