Edelsteine Anhang 2
Rocks and Gem stones: an introduction to formation; history, religion
& medicine
Transformation cycle of rocks and formation of gems in term definition:
Magma: Molten rock material that forms igneous rocks upon cooling. Magma
that reaches the surface is referred to as lava.
Igneous rock: A rock formed by congealing rapidly or slowly from a
molten state. This forms sediment. These are generally very hard. These are
liquid lava rocks underground.
Igneous rock = born of fire. It’s a solidified rock. Little texture or
layering; mostly black, white and/or grey minerals; may look like lava.
Sedimentary rock: Sedimentation: is the process of deposition of mineral
grains or precipitates in beds or other accumulations. This forms sedimentary
rock from.
A rock formed by the accumulation and cementation of mineral grains
transported by wind, water, or ice to the site of deposition or chemically
precipitated at the
depositional site, built layers on layers. Many years of slow build up.
Fossils clear prove sedimentary - here we look for history of rocks, made
gently enough to preserve living things. They are easy to tear apart.
Cooling or breaking down process. Impressions and experiences built up
over a longer period of time. This is the opposite of igneous rocks.
Shale or mudstone is made of tiny particles of clay. It forms in the sea
bottom.
Layers of sandy or clayey rock (strata); tends to split along layers;
mostly brown or grey; may have fossils and water or wind marks.
Metamorphic rock: Formed when sedimentary and igneous rocks become
changed, or metamorphosed, by conditions underground. The four main agents that
metamorphose rocks are heat, pressure, fluids and strain. These agents
can act and interact in an infinite variety of ways. As a result, most of the
thousands of rare minerals known to science occur in metamorphic
("shape-changed") rocks.
The fiery element is important in all the gems, fire melds down to basic
form. The heat can bring about sudden change.
Layers of light and dark minerals (foliation), often wavy; various
colours; glittery from mica.
Marble: lime stone turns into marble.
Gneiss: (pronounced nice) is a typical metamorphic rock type, in which a
sedimentary or igneous rock has been deeply buried and subjected to high
temperatures and
pressures.
Migmatite: it is partly melted. This is an extreme example of
metamorphism, like putting gneiss through a taffy-puller.
substances, a big transformation takes place. Homogenous solid formed by
a repeating, three-dimensional pattern of atoms, ions, or molecules and having
fixed distances between constituent parts.
A crystal is a mineral, especially a transparent form of quartz, having
a crystalline structure, often characterized by external planar faces.
Characteristics of crystal structures:
Crystals can’t be seen with the naked eye.
Crystals are formed through tension and pressure.
Andesite: have small crystals very small volcanic.
Plutonic: have bigger crystals.
Pegmatite: have very large crystals. Where most crystals form, hot magma
comes in contact with water (fluid) then crystals start to form. Brought up by
slow cooling.
Grain Size has two values: "coarse" grains are visible, and
the minerals can usually be identified using a magnifier; "fine"
grains are invisible to the naked eye and cannot be
identified with a magnifier. The cut-off is about 0.1 millimetres,
between sand size and silt size.
Hardness has 3 values: "hard" rock scratches glass, which
usually signifies the minerals quartz or feldspar (Mohs hardness 6-7 and up);
"soft" rock does not scratch glass but scratches fingernails
(Mohs 3-5); "very soft" rock can be scratched with a
fingernail (Mohs 1-2). All igneous rocks are hard.
Igneous Rocks
Color Other Composition Rock Type
fine dark glassy texture lava glass, usually felsic Obsidian
fine light frothy texture lava froth, felsic Pumice
fine dark frothy texture lava froth, basaltic Scoria
fine light contains quartz high-silica (felsic) lava Felsite
fine medium between felsite and basalt medium-silica lava Andesite
fine dark has no quartz low-silica (mafic) lava Basalt mmmm
mixed any color fine groundmass with larger grains (phenocrysts)
feldspar, quartz, pyroxene or olivine phenocrysts Porphyry
coarse light wide range of color and grain size feldspar and quartz with
minor mica, amphibole or pyroxene; felsic Granite mmmm
coarse light like granite but without quartz feldspar with minor mica,
amphibole or pyroxene; felsic Syenite
coarse medium to
dark little or no quartz feldspar and dark minerals; mafic Diorite
coarse medium to
dark no quartz; may have olivine feldspar and dark minerals; mafic
Gabbro
coarse dark dense; always has olivine dark minerals, pyroxene and
olivine; ultramafic Peridotite
coarse dark dense pyroxene; ultramafic Pyroxenite
coarse green dense olivine; ultramafic Dunite
Sedimentary Rocks
Hardness Grain Size Composition Other Rock Type
hard mixed mixed rocks and sediment round rocks in sediment matrix
Conglomerate
hard or soft mixed rocks and sediment sharp pieces of same material as
groundmass Breccia
hard coarse clean quartz white to brown Sandstone
hard coarse clean quartz and feldspar usually very coarse Arkose
hard mixed mixed sediment with rock grains and clay gray or dark and
"dirty" Graywacke
hard fine very fine sand; no clay feels gritty on teeth Siltstone
hard fine chalcedony no fizzing with acid Chert
soft fine clay minerals foliated Shale
soft fine carbon black; burns with tarry smoke Coal
soft fine calcite fizzes with acid Limestone mmmm
soft coarse or fine dolomite (magnesian calcite) no fizzing with acid
unless powdered Dolomite or Dolostone
soft coarse fossil shells mostly pieces Coquina
very soft coarse halite salt taste Rock Salt
very soft coarse gypsum white or pink Gypsum
Metamorphic Rocks
Foliation Grain Size Hardness Color Other Rock Type
foliated fine soft dark "tink" when struck Slate
foliated fine soft dark shiny; crinkly foliation Phyllite
foliated coarse hard mixed "salt & pepper" often has large
crystals Schist
foliated coarse hard mixed banded Gneiss
foliated coarse hard mixed distorted "melted" layers Migmatite
foliated coarse hard dark mostly hornblende Amphibolite
nonfoliated coarse hard red and green dense; garnet and pyroxene
Eclogite
nonfoliated coarse soft light fizzes with acid (calcite) Marble mmmm
nonfoliated coarse hard light no fizzing with acid (quartz) Quartzite
nonfoliated coarse or fine hard dark dull and opaque colors Hornfels
Gem stones in history and religion.
Gem stones have been present throughout history. They have always been a
symbol of wealth and high social status (middle ages and after).
Diamonds were only to be worn by aristocratic families in
In
Long before the middle Ages, during the Egyptian empire, Roman and Greek
empires gems had more of a spiritual character. Amulets made of gemstones were
used in religious and
spiritual ceremonies.
The Assyrians considered Lapis Lazuli to be sacred. The stone brought
the blue of the sky and the light of the Gods to earth.
In
embalming. It was thought to instill
which was used for religious carvings. One should always hold and rub
the Lapis Lazuli with one hand while reading that particular chapter of the
book.
Also in the pre-Colombian cultures gems were cherished, emeralds where
especially appreciated by the Muzo Indians, who controlled the emerald mines of
Gems are said to possess some metaphysical properties and therefore
superstitious believes surrounded the gems, as people were convinced that
wearing amulets made of some of these
gem stones would keep them from being harmed. So the Holy Roman Emperors
wore crowns set with opals, which were thought to protect them and their
families.
In
Sailors wore amethyst to protect them and take them to safe harbor, as
emeralds were thought to exorcise demons.
In more recent religions like Judaism “Declaration” was a holy diamond
with some negative aspects. If people erred in their worship or private lives,
the stone was reputed to turn murky.
This murky changed was a predictor of pestilence and death. If the stone
turned red, they would die by the sword. If the diamond was bright and clear,
the Jewish people of
they were free from sin and could celebrate each of their religious
festivals without fear. In Christianity the Ruby symbolized the blood of
Christ. The emerald denoted peace and
happiness given by God and the diamond was symbolic to fidelity to
Christ and God, so the popularity of wedding rings made of diamonds.
Lapis Lazuli is the color of the Medicine Buddha. The Medicine Buddha is
invoked for physical and Spiritual Healing. Bhaisajya-guru, Lapis Lazuli
Radiance Buddha, Master of
Healing, taught the “Four Treatises on Medicine,” which form the basis
of the Tibetan healing arts. His colour is the blue of Lapis Lazuli. The
begging bowl in his left hand is made of lapis
and contains the elixir of immortality. His right hand makes the gesture
of giving and holds a branch of myrobalan, the yellow fruit of which is said to
cure all illnesses. To invoke healing
power it is sufficient to call the name of Medicine Buddha.
Gem stones in ancient medicine and today’s therapies.
5 Metaphysical means literally, beyond the physical realm, beyond that
which we can realize or discover with our five senses. It also means a
branch of philosophy which studies the “being ness” or inherent nature
of reality.
Unfortunately little is known about the use of gems in ancient medicine.
The only known complete Materia Medica that it is said to have described over
200 gem stones and their
healing powers is that of Dioscorides6, which is mainly a book about
herbal medicine, in which over a 1000 plants are described.
During cholera plagues in ancient
A powder of Carnelian (= Karneol) was though to stop wounds from
bleeding Eastern physicians thought the emerald could cure epilepsy., remove mental and body pain, stop
vomiting, purge
the blood, act as an antidote to poison and bites from wasps, bees, and
scorpions; helped diabetes, was a remedy for jaundice, and treat leprosy when
ground finely and applied as a poultice.
In 500 A.D., Chinese doctors used finely powdered jade in fruit juice
for the relief of heartburn, asthma, and diabetes.
Diamonds were grounded used as a poison.
Today used more energy orientated = are either worn or placed on to
strategic body parts to enhance harmony of the charkas7 during the healing
sessions and after. This is believed to stimulate
the body’s own healing powers by balancing the chakra energy.
Balancing the chakra energy means balancing the own body’s energy
therefore enhancing the body’s own healing properties. Gem stone therapy can be
used either as an independent form
of therapy.
Gem stones in homeopathy - common themes of gems:
Rare, special, beautiful and magic
Stand apart from common substances, are very attractive. HARD to find.
Durability, last very long.
Served to heal and to protect from illness and associated with power,
natural of psychic powers.
Transformation and opposite forces
Products of transformation, appear when lower and common rocks become
beautiful and magical.
Opposing forces: the fire element IMportant in gem stones. Fire changes
things in their basic form.
Excess of energy = YANG; a lot of hot energy. It can bring about sudden
changes.
YING The opposite of this is the water element, feminine, sedentary; a
breaking down process.
YING: Water - Cold / YANG: Fire - Heat.
Light and darkness: Light coming out of the darkness: come out of mess
of minerals, come from deep places. Magic is in what they do with light. Gems
are translucent.
Irreconcilable forces and transmutation, completely opposite, how can
they live together?
Darkness and death versus Light - new awareness - letting of and rebirth
The darkness of imprisonment; shackled by negativity, culture,
relationship, situation. Lives in the underworld.
The results of a death experience - a journey through Hades (underworld
of the psyche).
Leaving something behind, letting go of something to make the
change/transformation.
Darkness = old patterns. Light new perspective, new way of looking at
things.
Darkness of old crystallized belief systems about self and the potential
and light of a new perspective, new awareness.
Most of gems > Light and < darkness. Go into darkness to find the
light.
Related to the journey into darkness
Faith in the process of life, in the whole process: Low self - esteem,
low confidence. Loss of faith is the deepest - deep lost of sense of the self.
Faith in self = SELF - connection to spirit and the divine. Death of ego
and exclusivity - Transition from ego to universal feeling - not exclusive, it
is all connected. Taking down the big egos.
Result = New life, new self - giving birth and babies. (Signature for
renewal after the death).
There may be some greed and money- issues about wealth.
Family & structure & relationships
Minerals are elemental compounds in geometric and fixed relationships =
Working relationships, class relationships, political relationships.
Al and Silica (common). In the periodic table
these are the primary substances for relationships and their development.
Seamless bonding and integrity of relationships; highly developed in a
healthy way. Relations bring order and structure in someone’s life.
The issues around family alignments seen in: Amethyst, Golden topaz,
Lapis lazuli, Black opal and Ruby.
Order and perfection
Uniform structure: they look for basics and structure in their lives;
the search for the perfect order. Often perfectionism is an issue: “this is how
I am supposed to be”.
Believe systems that we have as human, family, religious.
Animal/instinctual VS enlightened attitude
Wants deep inside feeling and what you are expected to do. They have a
sense of being a very aware human being; a universal feeling, if you like.
Violence, sexual energy, something like a very fix attitude, f.i racism
and the other side is
enlightened attitude about these things.
They can go from one extreme of hate to a complete integrated
relationship.
Fever - Obsession - Passion
Fever = obsession, passion, feel very deeply about something, usually
something about
themselves. It can eventually be turned around to something about the
environment.
They want to achieve something higher. There are high possibilities and
leadership.
Common themes of the gem remedies psyche
Abusive, betrayal, violence and protection.
Search for beauty and perfection.
Boundaries and light, energetic boundaries - out of the body (Amethyst
and Gold topaz) or grounded feeling.
Durability strength and hardness. (When you go through a big or
difficult process you need to be strong).
Geometry order and structure. They are very structured people and sense
of order, more than ordinary minerals. Geometric images, squares, triangles.
Heat and pressure (Diamonds and Rubies) in your life, sense of
imprisonment and pressure feeling. Passion.
Serious and humorous or silly happening, completely letting go. Comic
things.
Humorous dreams, desire to play practical jokes on people. Even in very
depressive remedies, black humor kinds. Situation is so heavy that is silly.
Imagery and symbolism: animals, faeces and toilets, flowers, volcanoes,
gods, saints, masters and holy men, sun and the moon.
Intellect, memory, focus and concentration. Loss of memory (Diamond) or ability to focus and concentrate. (Ruby)
Vergleich: Siehe: Gesteine.
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