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Bloodstone

Bloodstone

Bloodstone

Bloodstone is a heliotrope mineral, which is a cryptocrystalline mixture of quartz and its monoclinic polymorph moganite.

Bloodstone (also called heliotrope) is green with distinctive red spots that resemble blood, giving this stone its name. Bloodstone is a green stone with red spots. It also occurs in shades of dark green with red, brown and multicolored spots. The iron minerals cause the deep red and brown colors. Sometimes the inclusions are yellow, in which case the mineral is given the name plasma.

There is a legend that says the bloodstone was formed from the blood of Christ dripping on the green earth and solidifying. It was also called heliotrope by the Greeks and was thought to bring change. The bloodstone has been used as an amulet to protect against the evil eye. Bloodstone is the symbol of justice.

The bloodstone was used to stop bleeding especially nosebleeds. In ancient times, bloodstone was thought to be able to stop hemorrhages with the merest touch. Bloodstone relieves stomach and bowel pain. It strengthens blood purifying organs and improves blood circulation. Bloodstone has a positive influence on a bladder.

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Green Is Emerald

Emerald Stone


Emerald

Emerald is grass-green variety of beryl that is highly valued as a gemstone. The physical properties of emerald are essentially the same as those of beryl. Emeralds occur in a variety of green colors. The magnificent green color that gives extraordinary value to this gem is due to small amounts of chromium and vanadium. Some emeralds have yellowish to bluish overtones.
The stone loses color when strongly heated.

The name Emerald is derived from the French “esmeraude” and the Greek root “smaragdos” which means ‘green gemstone’. Emeralds are found in many countries, but Columbia and Brazil are the major producers and Columbia is recognized as the source for the finest stones. They are also found in Pakistan, Russia, Australia, South Africa, India, Norway, and the United States.

Emeralds have cut in variety of different shapes, ranging from the traditional rectangular step-cut, known as the “emerald cut,” to rounds, ovals, squares and cabochons. There is also princess cut, pearl cut, trillion cut, marquise cut, square cut and straight baguette cut.

Because emeralds usually contain many cracks, fissures, and inclusions, the majority of these stones are “oiled”. This means that they are immersed in oil which reduces the visibility of the inclusions, and also improves the clarity.

The emerald is the sacred stone of the goddess Venus. It was thought to preserve love. The emerald has long been the symbol of hope. It is considered by many to be the stone of prophecy. For some the emerald acts as a tranquilizer for a troubled mind. The emerald is said to bring the wearer reason and wisdom. The strongest time for the powers of the emerald is said to be spring.

Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, emerald is extensively used for physical and emotional healing. Emerald has refreshing soft green color, which has amazing healing powers for eyes, and it is a good talisman for any eye trouble. When worn, the stone is supposed to prevent epilepsy attack, and when held in the mouth it is believed to be a cure for dysentery. It is supposed to assist women at childbirth.

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The Joy Of Topaz

Topaz Stones

Topaz

It is mentioned that Topaz is an aluminum fluorite silicate containing fluorine and become one of the few gem minerals which, under suitable conditions, grow into enormous crystals.

The name topaz is derived from the Indian Sanskrit word tapas, meaning fire. According to another theory topaz derives its name from the Island of Topazos, in the Red Sea, where the Romans obtained a stone which they called by this name.

Pure topaz is colorless and transparent but is usually tinted by impurities; typical topaz is wine, yellow, pale gray or reddish-orange, blue brown. It can also be made white, pale green, blue, gold, pink (rare), reddish-yellow or opaque to transparent/translucent, and the most valuable color is a golden orange-yellow, called “imperial topaz”.

Red and pink topaz gems were used in the jewelry of the 18th and 19th Century Russian Czarinas and is why topaz is sometimes called “Imperial Topaz”.

The most famous topaz is actually a colorless topaz that was originally thought to be a diamond. It is a 1680 carat stone known as the “Braganza Diamond” set in the Portuguese Crown Jewels.

Based on the folklore of Topaz, during the Middle Ages topaz was thought to heal both physical and mental disorders and prevent death. Moreover, the Greeks believed it had power to increase strength and to make its wearer invisible while the Romans believed it had power to improve eyesight. The Egyptians wore it as an amulet to protect them from injury.

It is also said that Topaz balances emotions and calms passions. It releases tension and gives feelings of joy. Topaz is known as spiritual rejuvenation gemstone.

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What A Pearl

Pearl Gemstone

Pearl

Pearl is a hard object of gemstone, which produced within the soft tissue within the mantle of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers.

The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes of pearls are occur, sometimes being called as baroque pearls. The finest quality natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries, and because of this, the word pearl has become a metaphor for something very rare, fine, admirable, and valuable.

The color of pearls varies with the mollusk and its environment. It ranges from black to white, with the rose of Indian pearls esteemed most. Other colors are cream, gray, blue, yellow, lavender, green, and mauve. All occur in delicate shades.

There are many types of pearls:

Natural pearls are pearl that made without human interference.

Cultured pearls are made when a foreign substance is intentionally inserted into a living oyster. This method was first used in 1893. Cultured pearls are being produced in virtually every color of the rainbow.

Baroque pearls are the pearls that have irregular shapes

Biwa pearls are irregular shaped pearl which forms in the freshwater of Lake Biwa, Japan

Blister pearls are pearls which grow attached to the inside of the shell

Black pearls are having the color of gray to black pearls

Freshwater pearls are pearls which form in fresh water mollusks and resemble puffed rice

Mabe pearls are cultivated blister pearls

Seed pearls are small, tiny pearls used in Victorian jewelry and sewn on clothing.

The finest Oriental pearls are found in the Persian Gulf. Other notable sources of fine-quality pearls include the Gulf of Mannar between India and Sri Lanka, the waters off Celebes, Indonesia, and the islands of the South Pacific. In the Americas, the Gulf of California, the Gulf of Mexico, and the waters of the Pacific coast of Mexico have yielded dark-hued pearls with a metallic sheen as well as white pearls of good quality.

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This Opal Is Magnificent

Opal Stone

Opal

Opal is a mineral-like substance or mineraloid gel which is deposited at a relatively low temperature and may occur in the fissures of almost any kind of rock, being most commonly found with limonite, sandstone, rhyolite, marl and basalt. The word opal comes from the Latin opalus, by Greek opallios.

Other said that the name opal probably is derived from the Sanskrit name for precious stone; upala. It has been mined for centuries, at least since Roman times when they extracted the opal from areas now within the Czech Republic. The opal is a unique gemstone that is not crystalline, but is rather made up of hardened silica gel. The word “upala” means “precious stone”.

Opal ranges from clear through white, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, magenta, rose, pink, slate, olive, brown, and black. Of these hues, the reds against black are the most rare, whereas white and greens are the most common.

Opal, in particular black opal, has historically been though of as an incredibly lucky stone. It wards off the evil eye and protects those who travel to faraway lands, It also blocks bad dreams from your psyche, and works to focus your mental capacities and provide motivation and energy.

The different varieties of opal have different healing capabilities. Fire opal helps to manage blood disorders, depression, and lethargy. Black opal helps reduce the impact of reproductive disorders, such as erectile disfunction. White opal helps to manage neural disorders and imbalance. All forms of opal are useful during childbirth to reduce the severity of pain.Australia gem opal stone black rings.

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Palm Wood Stone, Connect To The Earth

Palm Wood Stone

Palm Wood Stone

Petrified palm wood is the state stone of Texas and the state fossil of Louisiana. It comes from palm trees in the Oligocene Epoch, between 20 – 40 million years ago, give or take a few years.

The petrified wood formed when a tree died and was buried by sediments. Minerals in the groundwater then permeated the wood, replacing the original organic matter and turning it to stone. The main mineral is silica, but trace elements in the silica create a variety of colors.

Petrified palmwood can be found in many parts of the state, but is especially common in the East Texas Piney Woods region and along the Gulf Coast in the Toledo Bend area shared by both the states, Texas and Louisiana It was left by trees that grew when the Gulf of Mexico’s shoreline was much farther north.

The stone contains prominent, rodlike structures within the regular grain of the silicified wood, which form the characteristic spotted look of palm wood. Depending on how the stone is cut, these structures show up as spots, tapering rods or lines. Due to the fossilization process, these beads often have small holes that add a distinctive texture.

Petrified palm wood is very hard and takes an excellent polish, making it a great stone for jewelry. Mystics believe this gemstone removes petty annoyances and enhance one’s connection to earth and nature.

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Dinosaur Bone, It’s Really Dino

Dinosaur Bone

Dinosaur Bone

Agatized Dinosaur Bone is dinosaur bone or dino bone that has been petrified, or replaced with agate-type compounds. This process has only occurred in a few areas on the surface of the earth. The original bone material has been replaced in such a manner that the structural detail is perfectly preserved and the interior pores and cavities have been filled with beautiful agatized material.

Only a small portion of the agatized material has the color, clarity and composition that will yield a finely polished piece for jewelry. Most of the dinosaur bone available is in broken blocks and chunks. Often, due to erosion, weathering, the process of deposition and poor collection techniques, these pieces are not associated with the rest of the dinosaur and are of little value to the paleontologist.

Many excellent specimens of dinosaur bone are found in around the American southwest. Dinosaur bone ranges in color from brown to black with splotches of red, blue and bright yellow. Dark yellow-gold and red dinosaur bone is also found, but is more rare.

It is illegal to collect dino bone on US state or federal lands thus making agatized dinosaur bone more valuable and precious.

Dinosaur Bone increases energy and memory. It has ties with the deep past, and this makes it an excellent stone for past life work. Dinosaur bone is also wonderful for calming anxiety, in particular survival anxieties. It helps, too, with communication and ability to understand communications. Physically, dinosaur bone is used for healing of paralysis, broken bones, hearing, vigor, regulation of body temperature.

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Ammolite The Precious Stone

Ammolite Stone

Ammolite

Ammolite is a rare and valuable opal-like organic gemstone which was found along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada. It is said that the rarest gemstone on earth, as like the rarity of such gemstones as alexandrite and red diamonds.

Ammolite is a gemstone create from the shell of a fossilized sea creature that existed over 65 million years ago, which in turn are composed primarily of aragonite, the same mineral that makes up nacreous pearls.

Ammolite comes in a wide variety of colors including red, blue, green, yellow, gold, pink, and many others. Ammolite is a very unique and very soft gemstone.

There is a distinct difference between Ammonites and Ammolite. An Ammonite is the creature, Ammolite is the gem. Ammolite is a fairly recent gemstone, one of only three precious gemstones declared in the past 50 years. It was declared a gemstone in 1981, and it was given precious gemstone status in 2004.

The name “ammonite” is derived from the ancient Egyptian god named Ammon who believed these creatures were divine. Ammon is represented in ancient literature by the head of a ram with twisted spiral horns that are reminiscent of an ammonites spiraled shells. Pliny the Elder, the Roman historian, considered ammonite to be the holiest of stones because he believed it would summon dreams of prophesy.

Ammolite is a beautiful gemstone that comes in many colors and styles to complement almost any skin tone. The price is rapidly rising and its limited quantities make this gem a great investment.

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Charoite The Stone Of Courage

Charoite Stone

Charoite

Charoite is a rare mineral, first described in 1978 and named for the Chara River. Charoite is an unsual mineral and of rare occurence. It formed from alteration of limestones by the close presences of an alkali-rich nephline syenite intrusion. The heat, pressure and more importantly, the infusion of unique chemicals into the rock is responsible for the transformations into new minerals such as charoite.

The Russians first discovered charoite in 1947 in the Murun mountains in Yakutia, but it was not known in the West until 1978. Charoite is used as an ornamental stone and as a gemstone.

The colors range from bright lavender, violet and lilac to dark purple with swirling patterns of black Augite, transparent crystals of microcline feldspar, and/or orange Tinaksite.

Charoite is said to enhance self-esteem, accelerate spiritual growth, and improve the ability to love. Moreover, Charoite is said to be useful for the cleansing and purification of one’s energy body as well as for the transmutation of negative energies within oneself. The color black in this stone grounds the purple ray, and enables us to explore the nature of our fears; while white represents the connection to spirit.

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Druzy The Glitter Stone

Druzy Stone

Druzy Stone

Druzy Quartz (also spelt as Drusy or Druse) is a thin layer of quartz crystals covering the surface of a host stone. One good example of Druzy is the crystals filled inside the cavity of a geode.

The term “Druzy” refers to the tiny crystal which is formed within of on another stone in a large number.

The appeal of drusy material is easy to understand with its multitude of tiny crystals providing a reflective surface reminiscent of sugar or snow. Most non-quartz species of drusy gems, even those with vivid colors like hot pink (cobalto-calcite), day glow green (uvarovite), or multi-color (rainbow pyrite ) are natural.

Naturally colored quartz drusy is found almost exclusively in muted colors such as white, grey, tan and cream. Many quartz pieces, though, are dyed black or other vivid colors such as purple, red, green and blue, and some are coated with titanium or other metallic vapor which creates various iridescent finishes.

Druzy Titanium or Druzy plated with Titanium is a regular Druzy. The colors of Druzy Titanium are very hot and intensely bright. It shifts from a bright hot purple to that of a neon deep blue with some shade of red. The colors of Druzy Titanium differ with the change in the viewing angles.

Druzy Quarts is said to aid in balancing and increasing energy. Since ages it has been used to diagnose disease and is believed to enhance natural extrasensory perception abilities.

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