Peanut Wood
“Peanut wood” is a petrified wood, generally of a black color with numerous borings, which were made by a marine wood-boring bivalve, Teredo.
Colors-: Rich browns, red/brown, grey, yellow/orange and black.
Hardness-: 7 on the mohs scale.
Transparency-: Opaque.
Occurrence-: Mooka creek, about 170 km east of Carnarvon in Western Australia.
Metaphysical Properties : .
- Grounding Stone.
- It creates a feeling of well being and vitality within us.
- It calms the nerves and can be helpful when coming through the crisis period of a disease.
- To remember our past lives and can be helpful in past life recall during meditation.
- Stone of transformation.
- Stimulates our inner sense of imagery.
- Used in the treatment of hearing loss and incontinence.
- Brings relaxation and reflection.
Ruby-Zoisite
Ruby zoisite was first discovered in 1805 in Austria, when a mineral dealer named Simon Prešer brought it to a scientist for identification
Origin-: The name anyolite derives from the word for “green” in the native language of the Masai tribe.
Colors-: Deep red ruby in green zoisite.
Hardness-: 6.5-9 with an orthorhombic and crystalline crystal structure.
Zodiac Sign-: Aries, Sagittarius.
Occurrence-: 1954 in a few small deposits south of the town of Longino in Tanzania, about 50 miles northwest of Mount Kilimanjaro, Kenya and Norway.
Metaphysical Properties– :
- Excellent energy amplification stone.
- Use it to energize the entire energy field of your body.
- Realize your own worth and potential.
- Enhance psychic ability.
- Helps to arouse sexual desire and increases fertility.
- Strengthen the immune system and maintain physical vitality.
- Beneficial for heart disorders.
- Believed to be a fertility stone that is effective for both men and women.
- Helps drive away laziness and become more constructive and creative.
Note-: Ruby Zoisite generally does not take a high polish. This is due to the fact that ruby and zoisite have two different hardness ratings.
Ruby Fuchsite
Ruby in Fuchsite is a pale to dark green variety of Muscovite with medium to low grade ruby inclusions.
Colour-: Green (fuschite), red (rubies), blue (kyanite) and cream to white (Quartzite).
Hardness-: Fuchsite 2-3, Ruby 9.
Astrological sign(s)-: Aquarius.
Occurrence-: Brazil, India, Pakistan, USA.
Metaphysical Properties-:
- Ruby is an energizing stone stimulating vitality, passion and enthusiasm.
- It encourages a positive and courageous state of mind, Improves motivation and encourages you to follow what makes you happy.
- Fuchsite amplifies the energy of other crystals and teaches true self-worth, overcoming co-dependency and emotional blackmail.
- It can help you to understand your interactions with other people and can improve your resilience to emotional tension.
- In healing Ruby in Fuchsite is said to ease carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive strain injury and to help realign the spine.
Seraphinite
Seraphinite (or Serefina),also known by the name Clinochlore. It was found and described by the famous Russian mineralogist Nikolal J. Koksharov(1818-1892).A chromium- rich variety of Seraphinite, called Kammererite.
Origin-: Seraphinite is derived from the Latin word “seraphin” referring to the first order of angels.
Color-: Deep forest green with feathery silver coloured inclusions of mica
Mohs hardness-: 2 to 2.5
Luster-: Pearly to vitreous
Transparency-: Transparent to translucent
Play of color-: Chatoyant
Streak -: Greenish-white or white
Astrological sign-: Taurus, Sagittarius
Occurrence-: it comes from the mine “Korshunovskaia” which is situated not far away from Baikal lake in Eastern Siberia, Russia, USA, France, Australia, Switzerland, Scotland, Namibia, and Middle East.
Metaphysical properties-:
- Meditation.
- Celestial in manner.
- Angelic connection and contact.
- Astral travel.
- Conscious living and awareness.
- Balancing.
- Order out of chaos.
- Promotes positive change.
- Unconditional love.
- Relationship enhancing.
- Strengthening and protection.
- Cellular regeneration purification, toxin elimination, circulatory and nervous system, kidneys, liver.
- Relief from cold and chills.
- Aid in weight loss.
Care and Cleaning-:
- Ultrasonic: never(easily split by vibrations).
- Streamer: never.
- Warm Soapy water: safe.
- Reaction to chemicals: undetermined.
- Reaction to heat: undetermined.
- Stability to light: generally stable after prolonged exposure to sunlight or UV light.
Turquoise
Origin-: The name Turquoise came into use only in the 13th century, when a French trader brought this gem from a Turkish market. He called it ‘Pierre Turquoise’ meaning Turkish tone.
Color-: Blue-green with black or brown Matrix.
Hardness-: 6 on the Mohs scale with the triclinic crystal structure.
Birthstone-: December.
Zodiac Sign-: Sagittarius, Pisces, Scorpio and Aquarius.
Occurrence-: in ancient times top quality turquoise mining was mainly done in Nishapur or district of Iran (Persia). However, today China is the major source of top quality Turquoise in the world. Other than these mines, turquoises are mined in Tibet, Egypt, Chile and USA.
Metaphysical Properties-:
- Symbol of wealth in many ancient cultures.
- Strength, protection from harm, psychic sensitivity and connection to the spirit world.
- Stone would protect the wearer from negative energy and bring good fortune.
- Stone of friendship. It also brings peace to the home.
- Neutralizes over acidity.
- Turquoise carries great wisdom of basic truth within it.
- Alleviates rheumatism, gout, stomach problems and viral infections.
- Increases growth, muscular strength.
- Alleviates pain, relaxes cramp.
- Contains anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effects.
- Application: Should be worn on the solar plexus.
Treatments-:
- Dyeing waxing oiling, plastic interrogation and epoxy filling are carried out on the natural gem material.
- Waxing and oiling not only enhances the color of the gem but also helps stabilize it by filling the pores. As a result, the gem has a higher chance of not losing its color.
- In the 1980s, a method of treating a Turquoise gem called ‘zachery’ was found. Besides enhancing the color the treatment makes the gem more stable and also helps in retaining the colour of the gem over time.
Ruby
Ruby is a red gemstone variety of Corundum. It comes under the precious stone.
Origin-: its name comes from ruber, Latin for red.
Other Names-: Manik, Padmaraga, Red-lotus colour gem, Shona-Ratna, Red Jewel, Ravi-Ratna, Gem of the Sun.
Color-: Red or pigeon blood red, maybe brownish, purplish or pinkish.
Mohs Hardness-: 9 with a trigonal crystal structure.
Lustre-: Vitreous to sub adamantine.
Transparency-: Transparent to opaque.
Birthstone-: July.
Zodiac Sign-: Aries, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius.
Occurrence-: Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, India, Sri lanka, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Malagasy Republic, Malawi, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, United States (Montana North Carolina).
Metaphysical Properties-:
- Encourages passion and zest for life.
- It improves motivation and setting of realistic goals.
- Balances the heart and instills confidence.
- Ruby encourages joy, spontaneity, laughter and courage.
- It promotes positive dreams and stimulates the pineal gland.
- Aids in retaining wealth and passion.
- Ruby encourages removal of negative energies from your path.
- It overcomes exhaustion and lethargy and imparts potency and vigor.
- Calms hyperactivity.
- Ruby detoxifies the body, blood and lymphatic system.
- It treats fever, infectious diseases and restricted blood flow.
- Ruby stimulates the adrenals, kidneys, reproductive organs and spleen.
Enhancement-:
- Ruby is usually heat treated to improve colour and appearance.
- Surface cavities and fractures are commonly filled with a foreign material including glass.
- As a by-product of heat treatment the presence of solidified borax or similar colorless substances which are visible under the 10x magnification are common.
Yellow Tiger Eye
The Tiger’s Eye belongs to the ‘microcrystalline’ variety of quartz.
Color-: Golden brown.
Hardness-: 7 with a trigonal crystal structure.
Zodiac Sign-: Pisces, Gemini, Capricorn(Ancient).
Birthstone-: November(Ancient)
Lustre-: Silky.
Appearance-: Chatoyancy
Occurrence-: South Africa, Brazil, India, Burma, Western Australia, USA,Sri Lanka(Ceylon).
Metaphysical Properties-:
- A healing stone for elements of the eyes and to aid night vision.
- To reduce addiction to tobacco, alcohol and other stimulants.
- A remedy for stomach problems, digestion, and gallbladder.
- Brings good luck.
- Promotes mental clarity.
- Useful for healing psychosomatic illness, dispelling fear and anxiety.
- Useful for recognising one’s own needs in relation to the needs of others.
- Stabilizes mood swings, imbues us with willpower, purpose, courage and self-confidence and releases tension.
Rose Quartz
Origin-: The first discovery was made about 250 years ago. The king of Bavaria y took over the mining of the rose quartz, which is probably how it gained popularity. In later times it was extremely popular with Romans. It was originally discovered in Southern Germany near the border of Czech Republic.
Color-: various shades of pink to a rosy-red.
Hardness-: 7 on the Mohs scale.
Luster-: Vitreous.
Streak-: White.
Transparency-: Opaque to translucent, rarely transparent.
Zodiac Sign-: Aries (Ancient), Taurus, Libra.
Birthstone-: January (Ancient).
Occurrence-: Rumford, Maine, but nowadays most of the rose quartz Got from the Minas Geris, Brazil, also found in Madagascar, India, Japan, South Africa, and South Dakota in the USA, Australia, Scotland, England, Canada and Mexico, Sweden and Namibia.
Metaphysical Properties-:
- This is a stone of warmth and love.
- Self-Acceptance, self-love and personal worth.
- Enhances all forms of love: self love, mother love, caring, kindness, platonic and romantic love.
- Kindness: Opens our hearts and encourages us to be tender, peaceful and gentle.
- Teaches forgiveness and tolerance.
- Attracts: Emanates unconditional love and nurturance and helps us attract positive, gentle, non-judgmental love into our lives.
- Believed to prevent wrinkles and encourage a beautiful complexion.
Pearl
The English word ‘Pearl’ comes from Middle English and old French ‘Perle’, and Greek word “Margarites”.
Other Names-: Moti, mukta, sasi-ratna, gem of the moon, taraka, falling star, jiva-ratna
Color-: White, blue, green, yellow, orange, brown, pink, purple, grey, black, multicolor.
Streak-: white.
Hardness-: 2.5-4.5 on the Mohs scale.
Luster-: Pearly.
Zodiac Sign-: Gemini and Cancer.
Birthstone-: June.
Occurrence– : Persian Gulf, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, Tahiti, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela etc.
Metaphysical Properties-:
- Signifies faith, charity and innocence.
- Enhances personal integrity and helps to provide a focus to one’s attention.
- Symbolizes purity and is known as a “stone of sincerity”.
- Brings truth to situations and loyalty to a “cause”.
- Inhibits boisterous behavior.
- Pearl treats digestive disorders and the soft organs of the body.
- It relieves conditions of bloating and biliousness.
- Pearl increases fertility and eases childbirth.
Varieties-:
- Abalone Pearl iridescent blue color and commonly horn-shaped, found in the mollusk Haliotis.
- Akoya Pearl bead-nucleated Cultured Pearl produced from Akoya.
- Black Pearl any Pearl that is in dark color are often dyed.
- Cortez Pearl dark Pearl grown in the Pinctada Maxima and Pteria Sterna mollusks in Mexico.
- Cultured Pearl grew with the influence of human intervention.
- Freshwater Pearl grew in a non-saline environment in a freshwater mussel.
- Keshi Pearl 100% nacre and therefore technically not true pearls.
- Mabe Pearl rounded Pearl that grows attached to the inside of the oyster’s shell, rather than within its tissue.
- Melo Pearl formed from a marine snail called Melo Melo, Southeast Asia.
- Natural Pearl formed naturally within a mollusk without any human intervention.
- Oriental Pearl synonym of Saltwater Pearl.
- Saltwater Pearl produced by a mollusk such as an oyster in a body of saltwater such as the ocean.
- Scallop Pearl produced by any member of the Pectinidae (scallop) family, technically not considered a true. .
- South Sea Pearl produced by the Pinctada Maxima mollusk.
- Tahitian Pearl is a highly regarded type of Pearl produced in the Black-Lipped Oyster (Pinctada margaritifera).
- Imitation Pearls look like pearls, but do not have either the composition or structure.
Enhancement-: Bleaching. Coating, Colored Impregnation (Dyeing), Irradiation, Skinning.
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Synonyms–: Opalized Fluorite, Opal Fluorite, Bertrandite, Ice Cream Opalite, Purple Opal.
Color-: Blue, brown, mauve, grey, tan, purple, reddish brown, black
Hardness-: 4 on the Mohs scale.
Luster-: Vitreous, resinous, waxy.
Diaphaneity-: Sub translucent to opaque.
Occurrence-: Brush-Wellman Beryllium mine in the western deserts of Utah in the USA.
Metaphysical Properties– :
- Highly energetic but subtle gemstone.
- It helps with communication and interpretation of psychically received information of all kinds, including telepathic, channeled, clairaudience, clairvoyance and others.
- Promotes emotional stability and strength.
- Aids sex drive and enhance sexuality.
- Aids in business success and all around good health.
