CHRYSOLITE

Semiprecious stones, GemsSemiprecious stones, Gems Characteristics of the mineral.

Green and golden green garnet, standing somewhat apart and today is very popular. A diamond satellite in the fields. Large crystals are rare and valuable, small chrysolites are available in ornaments. A golden variety of olivine (green garnet), transparent, golden green. The hardness is 6.5-7. Silicate of magnesium and iron, is a group of valuable jewelry stones and minerals. Has a very high refractive index of light and brightly shines, it is desirable to cut its large stones. Another name for the rare and valuable Urals variety of chrysolite is demantoid (these are varieties of stone, green as a young grass, very bright and very bright). Ordinary chrysolites are pale, light and rather small. Chrysolite is known since ancient times and is used as jewelry for many centuries.

The hardness of chrysolite varies in different directions. This hinders the jewelry processing, because not all crystal faces perceive polishing equally well. The most valuable are transparent and relatively soft stones, so chrysolite is not recommended to be worn in rings, as it can be scratched. In this regard, jewelers use chrysolite in other products - brooches, earrings, pendants. Large chrysolite is stored in the Diamond Fund. The crystal has a golden green color, its shape is elongated, size 52x35x10.5 mm, weight 192.75 carats.

The color of chrysolite can also be imagined by looking at the yellowish green of the ripening grain field. Green with different shades: golden, yellow, pistachio, herbal, olive, brown. The color is very rarely intense, most often there are chrysolites of pale tones. Sometimes a stone is called an evening emerald, since under artificial illumination the yellowish shade disappears, and the stone appears to be purely green. In jewelry, diagnostics of the faceted stone should be performed by a specialist, if you are not sure that this is chrysolite. In small ornaments, low-value samples of chrysolite are confusing with something difficult, beginners can confuse it with fluorite or quartz, so we just recommend everyone to remember the characteristic color of the chrysolite in the photo below.

The color of the chrysolite is green with various shades - brown, golden, yellow, tobacco, grass, etc. The color of chrysolite is due to the presence and different ratio of iron ions Fe2 + and Fe3 +. The color distribution in the crystal can be uniform and uneven, and in the chrysolites of the primary deposits (mined underground), the color is more intense than that of the chrysolites from the surface placers. Rarely found in the form of well-faceted crystals, more often it is observed in the form of irregular grains 2-15 mm in size. However, rather large stones are also known.

The term chrysolite, formed from the ancient Greek words chrysos (gold) and lithos (stone), occurs in ancient texts since the III century. BC. E. In the interpretation of the modern meaning of this mineralogical term, there are disagreements. According to one view, the name chrysolite is a synonym for olivine (a green garnet). In English and German mineralogical literature, jewelry olivine (magnesium silicate and iron) is usually called a peridot. According to another point of view, olive, yellowish-green or golden chrysolites are a transparent variety of olivine, peridot is considered to be only a kind of chrysolite. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the Urals chrysolites were called demantoids - rare varieties of transparent bright green-andranite garnets. In any case, the word chrysolite is more ancient than peridot and olivine, and this term has firmly taken its place in the terminology of jewelers.

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The deposits of chrysolite are associated with magmatic rocks (kimberlites, basalts). Cover mineral of basalts (separately), marls. Effusive metamorphite. Many chrysolites are small, with defects and do not lend themselves to faceting. Chrysolite is treated with a step-cut, diamond or cabochon. Used chrysolite mainly in gold products in the form of faceted inserts and cabochons. The world market receives chrysolites with Fr. Zaberged, from the USA and Burma. The attitude to chrysolite as to a jeweler's stone was not always the same.

Magic properties of stones.

Mongols considered chrysolites to be stones of the dragon, as they were often found in the volcanoes of the Khangai highland. Chrysolites as inserts in jewelry were very popular in Europe in the XIX century. Today it is believed that chrysolite is able to warn its owner of unreasonable actions and help to find a lost confidence in life after a fit of disappointment. They are worn more like amulets and talismans and less often as simple jewelry.

Promotes friendship and relieves envy. He protects from unreasonable deeds and bad dreams, strengthens his strength and gives him the ability to predict the future. He is a wonderful guardian from bad dreams, fires, bad luck, when everything seems to be on the way that you can think of to ruin a business or even a lifetime. Chrysolite is the mascot of the unlucky. But he and the talisman striving for knowledge, and the more they are mysterious, the more helps the chrysolite: it reveals secrets, makes them available to me and can even teach the ability to create what the primitive mind calls a "trick." Chrysolite is the guardian of bankers, financiers, lawyers, judges and other people trying to administer justice (even if it's family): the stone seeks to direct a person to the performance of right and moral actions and also works on his intelligence. The talisman of enterprising, brave, versatile people who are eager to pass on to others a lot of knowledge, inventors, innovators. He is also a strong guardian against stupid situations and essences, against blocks to advance. He so loves and gets used to the owner, that, given to another, can be lost or split. He gives the owner an unusually insightful, grasping mind, the desire to renew himself, the environment and the world in general, presents the master with new ideas and revelations, endows him with the power of a beautiful speaker.

Chrysolite is considered a powerful amulet, which drives the demons. As a talisman, he gives his owner a quiet sleep, sympathy for others, good luck in business. Awakening passion in men. He is worn on his left hand, trimmed in gold. Chrysolite is found in meteorites, it is named one of the Martian mountains. It favors the Lions, and the Pisces must beware of it. Strengthens the spiritual forces of its possessor and gives the gift of predictions.

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Poisonous and radioactive dangerous stones and minerals

** - poisonous stones and minerals (mandatory check in the chemical laboratory + explicit indication of toxicity).

** - radioactive stones and minerals (mandatory check on the standard dosimeter + ban on open sales in the case of radioactivity over 24 milli / g / h + additional measures of population protection).

All rare stones are subject to mandatory inspection at the standard dosimeter for the permissible level of radiation and in the chemical laboratory for the absence of poisonous and evaporating components that are dangerous to humans and the environment.

  1. Adamine *
  2. Annabergite * Erythrin *
  3. Antimonitis *
  4. Arsenolit **
  5. Arsenopyrite **
  6. Auripigment **
  7. Baildonite *
  8. Beryl **
  9. Betafit **
  10. Billietite **
  1. Bismuthinite *
  2. Breithauptit *
  3. Witherite *
  4. Gadolinite **
  5. Galit * *
  6. Geocronite *
  7. Glaucodot *
  8. Decloisite * Mottramite *
  9. Jordananite *
  10. Carnotite **
  1. Kinovar **
  2. Cobaltin *
  3. Kotunit *
  4. Lyroconite *
  5. Marcasite *
  6. Monazite *
  7. Mytalian *
  8. Nickeline *
  9. Otenith **
  10. Pyromorphite *
  11. Pyroclor *
  1. Proustite *
  2. Rammelsbergit *
  3. Realgar **
  4. Mercury *
  5. Senarmontitis *
  6. Sulfur *
  7. Scutterudite *
  8. Strontianite * *
  9. Antimony *
  10. Tetrahedrite *
  11. Thorionite **
  1. Torit **
  2. Uraninite **
  3. Pharmacolit *
  4. Chalcosine *
  5. Hutchinsonite *
  6. Celestine * *
  7. Zircon **
  8. Euxenite **
  9. Enargite *
  10. Ashinit **
  11. Conichalcite

Catalog of stones - all stones in alphabetical order

  1. Aventurine *
  2. Agat ***
  3. Azurite *
  4. Aquamarine *
  5. Alexandrite
  6. Almaz ***
  7. Almandine
  8. Amazonite *
  9. Amethyst **
  10. Ametrine
  11. Ammolite
  12. Ammonite
  13. Apatite
  14. Belemnite
  15. Beryl **
  16. Mammoth tusk
  17. Turquoise
  18. Bulls-eye
  19. Verdelit
  20. Gagat (coal) * *
  21. Heliodorus **
  22. Heliotrope
  23. Hematite **
  24. Hessonite
  25. Hovlit, kaulit
  26. Garnet
  27. Grossular
  28. Demantoid **
  1. Diopside chromediopside
  2. Dravit
  3. Wood fossilized
  4. Dumortierite
  5. Jade
  6. Pearl
  7. Emerald **
  8. Calcite *
  9. Cajolong
  10. Quartz
  11. Quince-hairy
  12. Quartz pink
  13. Kinovar **
  14. Coquihalcite **
  15. Corals
  16. Corundum
  17. Cat's Eye Quartz
  18. Cat's eye of chrysoberyl
  19. Flint * *
  20. Kunzite **
  21. Labrador **
  22. Lapis lazuli
  23. Moonstone
  24. Malachite
  1. Meteorite
  2. Morganit **
  3. Morion **
  4. Jade **
  5. Obsidian **
  6. Onyx marble. **
  7. Onyx chalcedony
  8. Opal
  9. Orthoclase, microcline **
  10. Pegmatite **
  11. Nacre
  12. Pyrite * *
  13. The pie
  14. Half-Fear
  15. Prase
  16. Rauchkwartz smoky quartz **
  17. Rhodonite
  18. Ruby
  19. Rubellit
  20. Sapphire **
  21. Sardonyx
  22. Selenite
  23. Serafinite
  24. Cornelian
  25. Serpentine (coil) **
  1. Simbirtsit **
  2. Sodalite
  3. Hawkeye
  4. Staurolite **
  5. Tektit *
  6. Eye of the Tiger
  7. Tourmaline *
  8. Topaz
  9. Uvarovite
  10. Uleksite * *
  11. Fluorite
  12. Haliotis
  13. Chalcedony
  14. Chrysolite *
  15. Chrysoprase **
  16. Crystal mountain
  17. Celestine * *
  18. Citrine
  19. Zircon **
  20. Charoite **
  21. Schorl
  22. Spinel *
  23. Shungite * *
  24. Eudialyte *
  25. Euclase
  26. The Epidote (Jasper)
  27. Amber
  28. Jasper