Showing posts with label Gem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gem. Show all posts

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Tiger Eye Gemstone - Birthstone Of Gemini

Tiger eye is a very kind stone for positive vibrations that overflow its rich, golden, brown, and sunny colors. It has a glossy look, majorly combining the vibration of the Sun and Earth. Tiger eye is a stone, which increases the power of conviction safety, convenience, self-esteem, confidence, and courage in person's own power. It offers support to new beginnings and re-forms harmony of life. It helps in the acquisition and preservation of richness and wealth. Tiger eye reliefs defiance and stubbornness. It stimulates the life energy flow, reliefs ache and soothes.

Tiger eye is a birthstone of Gemini as per spiritual point of view. We consider, Tiger eye has a deep connection with Gemini sign and can be believed as a personal crystal. Its golden yellow color shows the capability of manifestation, whereas its brown color signifies the energies of Earth. Though, Tiger eye supports in manifestation of thoughts on physical level. Just similar to Rose quartz, Tiger Eye delivers an essential message. The message of this Gemini's birthstone is that physical level is performing field where our Spirit can materialize. Tiger eye gemstone is an emotional preservative and anti-depressant. It will support our own power and will, raising focus, and clearness of perception.

Friday, 3 August 2012

Jade green Gem - Technical details

There are two kinds of jade found in nature: nephrite (calcium magnesium silicate) and jadeite (silicate of sodium and aluminum); both look alike. They may be translucent or opaque and are available in green, brown, yellow, grey and pink. Jade may have slightly lighter shades and tiny spots all over. Between the two varieties jadelite, popularly known as Chinese jade, is found in green tinge called the imperial green similar to emerald green. 

The gem looks very beautiful. Jadelite has monoclinic structure with RI varying between 1.65 and 1. 67; specific gravity of 3.5; and hardness of about 6.5 on Moh’s scale. 

Being very hard and almost unbreakable Jade was used in the prehistoric era for making weapons, tools and vessels. Jade is also known as ‘stone of heaven’ considering its divine properties. Both varieties of jade are found extensively in Russia, United States, Guatemala,, British Columbia and China.