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Morganite is an orange or pink variety of beryl and is also a gemstone. [2] Morganite is mined in Brazil, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Namibia, the United States, and Madagascar. [3] Morganite has grown in popularity since 2010. [2] Brides and CNN have listed it as a possible alternative to diamond for engagement rings. [4] [5]
Beryl (/ ˈ b ɛr əl / BERR-əl) is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Be 3 Al 2 Si 6 O 18. [6] Well-known varieties of beryl include emerald and aquamarine.
Moganite is an oxide mineral with the chemical formula Si O 2 (silicon dioxide) that was discovered in 1976.It was initially described as a new form of silica from specimens found in the Barranco de Medio Almud, in the municipality of Mogán on the island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands (), [5] receiving in a later work the name derived from this locality. [6]
Crystal healing is a pseudoscientific alternative-medicine practice that uses semiprecious stones and crystals such as quartz, agate, amethyst or opal. Despite the common use of the term "crystal", many popular stones used in crystal healing, such as obsidian, are not technically crystals .
A lapidary is a text in verse or prose, often a whole book, that describes the physical properties and metaphysical virtues of precious and semi-precious stones, that is to say, a work on gemology. [1] It was frequently used as a medical textbook, since it also includes practical information about the supposed medical application of each stone ...
The word potion has its origins in the Latin word potus, an irregular past participle of potare, meaning "to drink". This evolved to the word potionem (nominative potio) meaning either "a potion, a drinking" or a "poisonous draught, magic potion". [2] In Ancient Greek, the word for both drugs and potions was "pharmaka" or "pharmakon".
Oils and the belief that they had healing properties, along with other beliefs of the time, are described by Dioscorides in his De Materia Medica, written in the 1st century A.D. [7] Distilled cedarwood oil was used by the ancient Egyptians, and the process of distilling essential oils like rose essence was refined by the 11th century Persian ...
Balneotherapy (Latin: balneum "bath") is a method of treating diseases by bathing, a traditional medicine technique usually practiced at spas. [1] Since ancient times, humans have used hot springs, public baths and thermal medicine for therapeutic effects. [2]