Gemstone Properties

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Gemstone Properties

Crystals are changing in both the power and energies of them; they are growing both stronger and touching into different areas than they had before. Crystals that have been given a specific meaning before 2008 have added many dimensions that are not in any of the current Crystal books.

Moki Marbles (Moqui Marbles)
Moki marbles have long been used as a shamanic stone. It brings knowledge and deepening of ancient ways. Moki marbles often have a slight magnetic charge, and they stimulate chi. they may be used to contact your animal spirits, totems, and guides, and to aid in shape shifting. They help a great deal with grounding and centering. Physically they are beneficial for the veins, arteries, muscles and immune system. They have a protective quality and are useful for protection against psychic attacks and other unbalancing forces. Mokis are made from an iron meteorite impact into sand, and are literally "splash" drops of hematite-coated sand and iron. Slightly magnetic, Moqui (Moki) Balls were believed by some Native American cultures to assist in shamanic journeys. These Moqui (Moki) Balls are from Utah. Use Moqui (Moki) Balls to heighten psychic abilities, and for astral travel. Moqui (Moki) Balls also shield against unwanted psychic influences, and can be used with the Third Eye Chakra.

(They are not a Concretion, they have Magnetic PULSES to each other, NO Concretion has this!)

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Seed Crystals from the White Lady of Brandburg.

These Quartz crystals are some of the most rare crystals that have every been found, they have an energy that is focused on the 3rd eye, Crown Chakra and the Chakras that are above the physical head; my experience with them has been that they open up Jacob’s ladder or the DNA Gateway to God, in very dramatic ways. I was called to go to Africa in 2003, and I do mean called every day I heard the dessert calling me and at times could smell it; I spent 2 months in South Africa and Namibia, and found many wondrous things waiting for me. When I 1st handled these crystals a feeling of warmth in my head occurred then filled my body, turning into a gradual higher vibrational heat that not only caused sweat but set the Kundalini to rising; it was a well balanced occurrence not some overwhelming out of control experience. My senses become heightened and things appeared brighter then iridescent, taking on a more expanded and natural spiritual look and feel to them; I have experienced this from deep meditation as well as when I was initiated into Yoga by my Guru, who is in the Kriya Yoga Linage.

I have held these crystals back from the market place until I knew that people were ready for them, this has been almost 5 years of waiting; now is the time they are needed and I have gotten clear guidance to do so now. I have a very limited amount of them, a few single loose crystals and maybe 50 small clusters of them; they are small and very unusual in their formations, the way they are formed is a regular hexagonal 6 sided crystal body that comes to a termination tip, then it goes into a very fine thin extension

that ends in a bulb with a fine termination tip, somewhat like a Scepter on the very end of them. They are about 1 to 2 inches in length and maybe 8 mm in diameter.

A few have Amethyst in the bulb and tip, the sizes of clustered groups range from about a US dime size to a few being the size of a Silver dollar, most are around Quarter to Fifty Cent sized. These crystals are still not for everybody as they will produce dramatic shifts in your life and body, we still have many who are clinging for dear life to Worldviews that have been outdated for many years now; most continue to rely on someone coming along and fixing everything for them.

We are in the Earth changes and they will not stop, anyone looking with open eyes and a knowing heart feels this, hears it and see’s it. These little power houses of crystalline encapsulated light, will help further anyone’s journey into and through the higher realms of life. These crystals are part of a program of light left to us by the peoples of Lemuria, all who are drawn to them will find great mystery unveiled and may well remember past lives of a profound nature; their sense’s will be heightened and new forms of awareness will awaken from within, leading to treasures unguessed even by the most advanced crystal people.The White Lady is a cave wall drawing that some have dated over 20,000 years ago; it is located in the Brandburg Mountain range of Namibia (South West Africa), and is in the land called Damaraland. This is the area where the San people live, they are considered the oldest know people on Earth or the Genetic Adam of mankind. You may look at the painting and find more information at these links provided below; I walked this land and can speak from experience that it is a gateway zone to the OLD past of ours much like the Anasazi Pueblos in the 4 Corners area of the US Southwest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Lady

http://www.webtrance.co.za/webwl.html

http://www.namibia-1on1.com/a-coastal/white-lady-of-brandberg-1.html

http://www.namibia-1on1.com/a-coastal/white-lady-of-brandberg-2.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damaraland

Kundalini Quartz---Natural Citrine crystals and chunks from the Congo

These crystals activate the Kundalini and set it in motion while gently balancing it; they are a light wispy lemon yellow color to medium yellows, golden colors and some root beer shades corresponding to the 3rd Chakra or Solar Plexus.

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HEALERS ROYAL GOLD--Kundalini Citrine, Congo treated with Golden Sun Aura; Crystals and Crystal Chunks, Very Powerful Synergistic Action on the Body, Mind and Emotions. Allows one to assimilate the rapid and sometimes upsetting changes going forth on the planet today, very good for healing pain in all areas of life; very soothing to the self, leading to a sense of well being and greater amounts of life energy flowing through the body. Fully Embodies the TRUE GOLDEN LIGHT of the Central SUN, it will clean the Aura and all Chakras in a way NO other Crystal can or will; bringing Balance and Harmony through Wellness. Very Powerful Crown Chakra Opener! Limited amounts Available at this time.

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Tanzanite is very good to break loose from Depression with as well as to link the 3rd eye, Throat Chakra and Heart Chakra; bringing a new form of balance and higher activates in the brain, allowing a more detached view of life and your circumstances within it. Plus it is a very good investment with our prices in this time of hyper inflation, as well as it is just a plan pretty colored Gemstone.

Green Apophyllite is a wonderful stone to open the heart Chakra as well as to help the physical heart; it will gently open the heart Chakra so one is not overwhelmed by the emotions stored in this Chakra, it brings joy and humor into your life freely and fully, Used with Rose quartz, Pink Kunzite or Pink tourmaline it intensifies greatly and will work with in the DNA structure to awaken and rotate your feelings into much more positive flow and form.

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Quantum Quattro Silica™

Rock & Gem Magazine Article October, 2000

Reprinted with permission of Rock & Gem Magazine and Miller Publishing Company

By Laurence Hargrave

Naming any new mineral or rock in the lapidary world is an uncommon occurrence and an honor that rarely, if ever, comes to a very few people today. I have had that honor four times so far in my career in the lapidary and mineral world. Quantum was the first and surely the most colorful and rare. By the time naming this new beauty occurred, I had given up the naming dream, as I had finally grasped the rarity of something new with no name being found and not having a name placed on it by the person or people who found it. Serendipitously, it both came into my possession with no name as of that time, and was offered to me to market in North America. I tried to get a number of "famous" and well-known gem and mineral folks to name it, but to no avail for many different reasons. So it came down to naming it or having no name for it. It was a long and interesting process finding the name that fit this stone just right.

What a name "Quantum Quattro Silica™ " is, but then again what a wild & beautiful rock it is also. From just plain rough to a cut and polished item, it shows wonderful bright Medium Blues, dark Royal Blues, deep Forest and light Pastel Greens like no other rock found so far. Quantum Quattro Silica™ is a rock that is composed of these minerals: #1. Medium Blue CHRYSOCOLLA (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O (monoclinic) with a hardness of 2 to 4 on the Mohs Hardness Scale, #2. Royal Blue SHATTUCKITE Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2 (orthorhombic) with a hardness of 3.5 to 4 on the Mohs Hardness Scale, #3. Forest Green DIOPTASE CuSiO2(OH)2 (triagonal) with a hardness of 5 on the Mohs Hardness, #4. Clear and Smokey QUARTZ SiO2 (trigonal) with a hardness of 7 on the Mohs Hardness, #5. Pastel Green MALACHITE Cu2CO3(OH)2 (monoclinic) with a hardness of 4 on the Mohs Hardness - 4 Silica’s and 1 Carbonate. With Quartz involved, the hardness of the other minerals tends to go up as the quartz mixes with them, such as what happens in Blue Gem Silica (Chrysacola in Quartz) which becomes quite hard and cuttable. With these five minerals combined together, you have Quantum Quattro Silica™, which is the only rock found so far that contains all five together in any large marketable quantity. In Arizona's Copper mines, these combination's of stone have been found in small amounts and generally with even more minerals present than in this combination. One is Katanganite, which can have as many as 20 different minerals present in it. Never has a large quantity been found to my knowledge, and I have spent some considerable time researching this information.

As you would imagine, saying all of the minerals involved in Quantum is a bit of a long and cumbersome mouthful, so a name had to be placed on it for the sake of expedience alone if nothing else. The first samples of Quantum were delivered to me in the September 1996 Denver Gem & Mineral show by a wonderful friend and supplier from Africa, Euan Cameron, (now sadly deceased). He, as well as myself, was not sure what to call it, nor how well it would cut or polish. I agreed to have some of the samples cut, and if they turned out to be as nice as we both hoped they would be, our company would handle the sales and marketing of it. The samples came back better than expected, and so the first tons of it were ordered for the February 1997 Tucson Gem and Mineral show. However, we still had not come up with a name for marketing it, which as you probably know is the first part of the marketing process. When the shipment came in to us during the show, a friend who is a dealer and a mineralogist, (David----------), and I looked and talked and talked and looked at the piles and piles of this wildly patterned blue and green rock that I had everywhere. When our staff or I spoke to someone about it, you could see we were losing them by the 3rd mineral name used. After some days, David said "Quattro Silica, 4 Silica’s and a Carbonate", then he promptly left me to ponder this weird name, as he had to go back to his busy room down the row from ours. I shortly had the thought of Quantum, as in Quantum leap, which in a dictionary says "an abrupt change, sudden increase, or dramatic advance". Since this rough rock did such dramatic abrupt color changes, and it fit with Quattro so well, it seemed to me to fit.

I then went on a whirlwind trip across the Tucson Show strip, talking to cutters, dealers, mineralogists, gemologists, geologists, collectors and anyone who had seen a large amount of rough rock and specimens, asking two questions: 1. Have you ever seen this combination of minerals in one rock before?, and 2. What do you think of the name? The answer to the first question was no, except for one person who had seen a ½ kilo piece of this same rock while in Namibia many years before; but no one was ever able to get more of it for him, no matter what price he offered them for it. The answer to the second question ranged from "It's OK." to "Man, that really rings together", with over 70% telling me to run with it and bring it to market as it will cut really great color combination's. Quantum has been found in only one location on the planet to date, which is in the Kalahari Desert region of Namibia at an unnamed defunct copper mine. At this point in time, the mine seems to have played out, and because of safety issues there will probably not be any further exploration for it in the near future.

There also has been small amount of well formed crystallized specimens found, the finest of which was sold to a shop in Greensboro, NC, Earth-Songs. The specimen, as of June of this year, is still on display in the shop area for all to view. MC (said Mac) and Marie Andersen-Whitehurst are the owners - when they saw this specimen, they recognized both its beauty and extreme rarity. As an investment goes, this Quantum specimen has turned out to have been a good one, since no other specimen from this location has ever come close to being of the Museum Quality that this specimen is. We still have a limited amount of specimens in stock for sale, but they are dwindling away quickly, probably never to be replaced.

Cutting is fairly straightforward, in that this rock can be slabbed as thin as 5 mm and still holds together. I would recommend slabbing it at ¼ of an inch if Cabbing is what is being done. 5 mm thin slabs are very nice for display if they are flat lapped to a high polish, as Quantum cut this thin is generally light translucent; with a small percentage being transparent much like Gem Silica.

Once the first cut has been made, I have found the need to reorient the rock in the saw if I was after certain color patterns that I had seen in the outer layer of it. Once the cabochon preform is cut out of the slab and you are ready to start grinding it, I highly recommend using more time and less pressure than Quartz would normally require. Going too hard or fast can tear the softer minerals out of the quartz. Diamond is the best to use along with constant water on the wheels for overall constancy with this stone, as there are up to 5 variable hardnesses to work with. To shape and form, I found using 320 grit for the shortest amount of time possible, then switching to 600 grit works nicely. Going to the pre-polish stage as soon as is practical and taking as much time as is needed in this stage will pay off and get a complete overall evenness of surface. In the polishing stage, the best results I have gotten came from a combination of 50% Tin Oxide and 50% Cerium Oxide using soft leather and keeping it moist, with the last minutes of polishing on a fine dry felt. A very high gloss polish is possible with Quantum, and should be able to be attained on most stones cut. Quantum has been cut into Cabochons, Tumbled, Slabbed, and Carved into Animals, Balls, Eggs, Hearts, Figurines, free form Contemporary Wave Abstracts in the both the US and at overseas factories.

Dioptase

Dioptase is a stone of healing that has a refreshing energy. It can help heal in many ways emotionally, including helping get one started clearing one's issues, and releasing negative emotions. It promotes healing from abuse, neglect, sadness, and despair. It is called a stone of "Living in the Moment" because it helps one overcome these hurtful past energies and find the joy of the current moment, bring calm, confidence, and self-worth. Spiritually, dioptase is good for alignment and attunement with the spiritual energies of your choice. Physically, dioptase is helpful for heart burn, physical heart problems, Meniere’s disease, and deep healing in general. Dioptase is related to the heart chakra.

Sugalite is Great for dealing with Anger and Fear, dissolving the illusions’ of the inner world and creating a new paradigm of peace both within and without; the material that has black manganese is also great for gridding the house, office and car and breaking up electromagnetic interference and standing wave forms generated by cell phone towers or power lines.

Sugalite: Sugalite has been called the love stone for this age, representing the perfection of the spiritual love of "All That Is" and facilitating the manifestation of this energy on the Earth plane. The energies of Sugalite flow from the crown to the base chakra, opening the chakras and providing for a pathway for the movement of the Kundalini energy. It is very effective in the area of the heart chakra, stimulating a resonant love. Enables one to be willingly in the here and now, helping one to believe in themselves. Eliminates hostility, anger, abrasiveness, jealousy and prejudice. It allows the flow of gentle, loving information from the spiritual world to the mental plane, bringing peace and relaxation to the user.

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Sugalite w/Manganese is an excellent headache remedy. Hold a piece of Sugalite containing Manganese in order to allow pain to be transferred to the stone. Sugalite w/Manganese has been used to dispel all types of discomfort and feelings of disorder. Hold the stone and allow the negative energies to be released into the black Manganese of the Sugalite. Cleanse after each use.

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Richterite (Blue found with Sugalite) is the stone of rest in one's life, signaling the time of quiet devotion, contemplation, communion and peace. To honor the gifts of this stone, it can be consecrated on the old Shabbat (Saturday Sabbath) as a facilitator of one's desire to let go of the need to conquer, control, build or amass. We are all one as we blend our tones together without pointing to the outlines of our skin or culture, sex or faith, intelligence or wealth. This stone of remembrance awakens the heart/trust knowledge that another person's wisdom may be the key to unlocking your own.

Bustamite (Pink, Red to Brown with Sugalite) can be used in the removal of energy blockages and in realigning the energy channels. It can be used to activate and clear the heart chakra. Bustamite provides a calming influence during stressful situations/activities. Used in meditation, it provides a safe and sacred place where the soul is honored and the inner being can feel the perfection of health, harmony and the congruity of the universe. Conducive to the dream state, and stimulating the state of awareness; It provides access to angelic beings in the purity of light.

Article by Laurence Hargrave, reprinted from the July, 2000 issue of Rock & Gem Magazine with permission of Rock & Gem Magazine and Miller Publishing Company.

Mining in Mexico: A new find in the Sierra Madres Mountains.

Rainbow Fantasy Jasper in the long history of mining minerals in Mexico, the Sierra Madres have been a mineral rich part of this history. From the conquistador's thirst for Gold to modern day prospector's thirst for gem minerals, everyone has believed the Mother lode would be found here. Well, for Jasper lovers everywhere, this has turned out to finally be true. At the Rancho Colorado Claim, high in the Sierra Madres Mountains of Mexico between the State of Jalisco and Durango, in a highly remote and almost inaccessible part of this vast and rugged mountain range where Gray Wolf packs and large Black Bear still roam freely, Rainbow Fantasy Jasper™ has been found. The Jasper ranges in colors from Milk white, Emerald Green, Fire Engine Red, Coffee and Chocolate Brown to Purple, Yellow, Pink and Blue. With hidden secrets inside of each nodule or seam, no two pieces are alike. Each piece can exhibit orbicle eyes, striping, Bull's eyes, pictures, and sometimes multiples of each within one piece. There seems to be no method to discern what is in a nodule or seam from outside. We have cut broken pieces in half that were interlay brown or red from the outside and found solid red or brown - then cut the two remaining pieces in half again, and lo and behold, an eye of white with yellow and pink striping running through the eye would be found. The same holds true for pieces that were all white outside - after cutting it in half, there lay a mint green eye looking back at us. As to the seams, a similar scenario where you can see a single color showing on the thin sides of the seam, grind across the top of the seam where only matrix is, and a pattern or eye will show in a piece you would be sure could not be any other color than what the side of the seam showed. As this is jasper (Sio2), it is a 7 on the Moh's hardness scale, and very tough. As most cutters of jaspers know, it will take a complete and full glassine polish. We have found that once the color or pattern you want to show is found, using Diamond wheels to preform is best. For the best polish we have used tin oxide on leather.
© Laurence R. Hargrave 2000