#quartz

ramnath@nerdpol.ch

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=05uZ3QIDRlU

00:15 #Tourmaline #crystals, emitting negative ions, are believed to promote happiness, drawing parallels to Nikola Tesla's views on crystals and life principles.
02:32 Negative ions emitted by crystals like tourmaline, #amethyst, #citrine, and #clear #quartz are associated with enhancing mood and well-being.
04:10 X-ray #crystallography revolutionized the understanding of crystals, unveiling their ordered structures and properties, including table salt, #diamonds, and #DNA.
08:47 #NikolaTesla explored crystals, particularly quartz, for amplifying and transmitting energy, laying the groundwork for modern electronics.
10:52 Quartz's #piezoelectric effect makes it crucial in technology, regulating frequency in watches, clocks, computers, and aiding in radio frequency transmission.
12:14 Masaru Emoto's water experiments resonate with crystal healing beliefs, suggesting water's responsiveness to energy, extending to infusing water with crystal properties.
14:31 Crystals like aventurine and celestite may influence water alkalinity, potentially offering health benefits and emotional balance.
16:23 "Purple plates," inspired by Nikola Tesla's theories, are believed to harness cosmic energy for metaphysical benefits, despite lacking scientific evidence.
@falconbritt5461 quote: "This may sound crazy, but I've collected stones from around the world for decades, and I know my stones extremely well - which has revealed that they evolve over time. I handle them often and look them over carefully. Imagine my shock to discover that somehow some of them have grown and changed over the years. Just sitting in my house, not under pressure or underwater or exposed to anything in common. Studying my large and complex crystals - such as quartz in particular - I had to admit that several of them absolutely have continued to grow/reshape themselves. (Where can they get the silicon with which to do this, just sitting on the table??) In some cases they seem to be "healing" themselves, while in other cases they are actually growing new crystal points or faces. Life around the planet seems to be in a phase of "spontaneous mutation" (accelerated evolution), and perhaps the stones are evolving as well. Trippy. (And no, I don't do drugs, I'm a retired high school teacher.)". unqoute

girlofthesea@diasporasocial.net

#quartz

Citrine is the yellow variety of quartz, and its name comes from the Old French word for lemon. Its warm colour is said to be a gift from the sun, making this golden gemstone the perfect option for brightening up a typically chilly month.

yew@diasp.eu

It’s drawn the admiration of people around the world as an enticing medium for carving and was used for jewelry as early as 4,000 years ago. The incredible clarity of rock crystal led ancient people to think that it was actually ice that couldn’t melt. The ancient Greeks thought that rock crystal in caves near Mount Olympus was ice frozen eternally by the gods. In China and Japan, rock crystal was also considered to be ice that had been frozen so long that it could never be melted.

Photo: E. Louis/© AMNH

#transparent #quartz #minerals #nature #beauty

yew@diasp.eu


Steamboat Tourmaline: One of California's Finest Minerals [+]

At nearly a foot tall this pair of red tourmaline crystals with green tips is one of the jewels in the crown of the Smithsonian mineral collection.

In 1907 the famous Steamboat Tourmaline was unearthed by Frank Barlow Schuyler in San Diego County in a rich tourmaline-bearing pocket zone in the mine which was named the Tourmaline King. It was then sold by Schuyler to Washington A. Roebling and it is now housed at the Smithsonian Institution.

The specimen’s two parallel crystals (which look like steamboat stacks) display a range of vibrant colors that start at vivid reddish-pink at the bottom and transition to a bright bluish-green at the top. The tourmaline crystals rise out of a base of Cleavelandite, which is perched atop a large quartz crystal.

#tourmaline #cleavelandite #quartz #crystal #gemstones #minerals #nature #beauty