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Precious Stones

  • September 30, 2014
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Precious stones and semi-precious stones – Names and meaning

We could also name them as precious and semi-precious gems; the two terminologies are valid.

As we know, the human being, since its inception, has always been devoted and endowed with a certain mysticism to precious stones or foreign stones or very difficult to find in nature, conferring different uses: for ornamentation, as symbol of power and exclusivity associated with the worship of certain deities and even using them to heal or to the contrary.

Gemstones and semi-precious stones are almost mostly minerals; some of them, however, are organic (such as amber, fossilized plant resin).

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To distinguish between precious stones and semiprecious stones are used three factors:

  1. The hardness scale them (which ensures its durability), which also traditionally coincides with stones or precious gems for excellence (the hardest gemstone diamond there is, as we have seen in previous articles).
  2. The rarity, scarcity or difficult to find in nature.
  3. Its beauty and perfection. When we speak of the beauty and perfection of a stone, either precious or semiprecious, we refer to the color, brightness, transparency and purity. A gemstone pure, flawless and radiant color can have a value even higher than a diamond of similar characteristics.

The only three stones or precious gems besides the diamond-considered by the above factors are the ruby, the emerald and sapphire blue.

Decades ago, it was also considered as an amethyst gemstone, but after the discovery of huge deposits in Brazil became part of the group of semi-precious stones, not being so scarce and rare.

RUBY

Its name comes from the Latin rubber, meaning red. Its main feature is the intense and bright red its name suggests. This color is due to its component metals, iron and chromium. It belongs to the family of corundum-just the sapphire and has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale. It is the hardest stone after diamond.

When extracted from nature, the ruby ​​has a sparse and rough looking, but once selected which are to be used in jewelry after being carved and adopt this exclusive radiant tone that makes them so majestic. Please note that only between 1% and 5% of the rubies from nature are selected for use in jewelry.

Learn more details about this stone, like emerald and sapphire blue, deserves its own article.

EMERALD

Its name comes from the Persian; its meaning is “green stone”.

The emerald has always been highly valued because, even though there were other green stones, was the only crystalline emerald. Today, we know other green crystal stones, but none of them is comparable in color and transparency to the emerald.

Only thirty percent of emeralds mined in mines are carved for marketing in jewelry, and of these only two percent of them are no inclusions visible to the naked eye. Hence, its rarity and high value market price.

Know more facts and trivia on the emerald in the article that will devote special.

BLUE SAPPHIRE

Like the ruby, belongs to the family of corundum. Its distinguishing feature is its deep blue color; although there are other shades of sapphires, the most valued and appreciated is blue sapphire. Any color other than alumina red is called sapphire; hence it should be named adjective and blue sapphire.

As ruby, blue sapphire has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale. Its rarity is increasing daily, as many of the deposits of sapphires are exhausted today, and discover that they cannot meet demand.

Exclusively devote an article to this gemstone.

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  • September 29, 2014
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Meaning of semiprecious stones

According to tradition, the clear stones are the most spiritualized. Being mostly a stone of volcanic origin, the presence in it of the fire element is very pronounced and acts as a source of inspiration and creativity.

Agates discharge energy and are soft, protective stones, to acquire value and acceptance capacity to overcome obstacles and have eloquence. For being so colorful and abundant these stones have been used since ancient times as “amulets for good luck.”

Leveraging a better balance between emotions and physical body agates are very beneficial for healing psychosomatic illnesses.

Overall this stone is associated with strength, so it is used to give fertility to plants and animals.

As traditional remedies, agates are used to enhance fertility. Helps prevent abortions and discomfort during pregnancy.

Helps refresh stomach, liver and intestines. Resets the dizziness and balance failures.

Agates can be used in any direction to bring change. In the center brings balance, health and connection to the land. In the east it is used to protect children and southeast you can put a couple for fertility and family.

Agates are stones fortifying. It helps treat conjunctivitis, ulcers, inflammation of bladder and bowel, as well as uterine problems.

Was used successfully in the treatment of skin problems. Mental / emotional. Helps eliminate stored anger, promoting some sense of peace.

Useful to improve the capacity to love and loving relationships attract better quality. It is associated with agate faithfulness in the couple.

Spiritually, the basic effect of agate is to help improve the awareness of reality and connection to the land.

Green Agate: projective energy. It is used to improve eye health. In the past, a woman taking water at the green agate was washed magically protected against sterility.

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 Yellow Agate: grayish yellow. Provides emotional balance.

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 Blue Agate: with white streaks on variations of blue from light to dark. Provides serenity, perception and intuition.

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 Agate Carnelian: red orange. Provides creativity, spontaneity and imagination.

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 Fire Agate: deep red color. Provides energy and awakens the fighting spirit.

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 Agate marina: of translucent blue or green. Provides communication and loyalty.

 Brown Agate: beige with brown streaks. Provides emotional and cosmic energy.

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 Blue Quartz: blue with green hues. Provides harmonization of body and spirit.

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 White Quartz: transparent look. Provides a powerful harmonizing intellect and physical.

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 Rose Quartz: pink in all ranges. Provides harmony and understanding, affective ideal settings.

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 Green Quartz: green in all ranges. Provides greater vitality, achieving a balance of biorhythms

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 Jade: is a harmonizing energy ideal for the human body to the houses. The harmonization of the energy is reflected in an effect soothing and calming ideal for people who suffer from nerves. It is also an important cleaner environment to avoid tensions in the home after an argument.

It’s a crystal very relaxing and allows overcoming psychic traumas of any kind. It tones the nerves and soothes the emotions.

 Lapis Lazuli: blue with gold or silver variations. Provides a reduction of excitation weighing the passions and reality.

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Tiger-eye: golden yellow with hints of golden brown. Provides increased inner strength and improves self-esteem.

Onyx. Grayish black with green or brown striations range Provides emotional balance and enhances control of the will.

Turquoise Stone: opaque blue color change to green and some silver streaks. It provides an increased sense of well being, regulating the respiratory system and causing a feeling of inner joy.

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