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rose quartz The pink or rose red quartz, which may owe its color to titanium, belongs among the gem stones derived from crystallized quartz, although it is very seldom found in actual crystals. The color is ordinarily more or less translucent, the clearer varieties often having a close resemblance to light colored rubellite. [...] Crystal-gazing means, simply, the practice of looking into a ball of crystal, glass or some similar substance and endeavouring to see within it pictures or images which apparently present themselves to the eye, while thus gazing at it. Crystal-Gazing is very ancient. The Egyptians used it in their practices of divination, and, throughout ancient [...] THE Tourmaline as talisman. The Tourmaline is of comparatively modern origin in Europe as far as its use as a precious stone is concerned. It is very remarkable because of its electrical qualities, for when heated one end will become positive and attract straws or ashes, whilst the other end will be negative [...] Rock crystal as talisman Rock Crystal is a form of quartz, clear and transparent, the name Crystal coming from a Greek word signifying “frozen water ” or “clear ice.” The magical powers of revealing the hidden secrets of the future supposed to exist in the ball of Crystal is of very ancient origin ; and [...] Zircon appears to have been first discovered by Klaproth in 1789, in the form of an earth, and six years later he found that the stone hyacinth contained a similar substance, both having the formula, ZrSiO4, and both having as their colouring agent ferric oxide. There are several methods of obtaining the metallic element, [...] |
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