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2. Hematite - Wikipedia

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   Hematite is often shaped into beads, tumbling stones, and other jewellery components. [26] Hematite was once used as mourning jewelry. [27] [7] Certain types of hematite- or iron-oxide-rich clay, especially Armenian bole, have been used in gilding. Hematite is also used in art such as in the creation of intaglio engraved gems.

3. Gemstone Meanings: Power and Significance of the 25 Most ...

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   Gemstone meanings are inspired by everything from royal traditions and chakras to ancient cultures and spiritual thoughts. “The myriad of colors of gemstones alone transmit energy via the ...

4. Lapidary (text) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Aqeeq - Wikipedia

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   A geode of chalcedony richly colored by hematite that gives it its rusty hues and marks it as Akik [contradictory] Aqeeq, akik or aqiq (Arabic: العقيق) means quartz in Arabic, and agate in Turkish, however in the context of rings usually refers to a ring set with a chalcedony stone. Well-known types of chalcedony are carnelian, agate, and ...

6. Heliotrope (mineral) - Wikipedia

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   The Gnostics wore the stone as an amulet for longevity, for wealth and courage, to strengthen the stomach, and to dispel melancholy. [6] In the Middle Ages it was considered useful for animal husbandry. [6] The ancient Greeks and Romans wore the stone to bring renown and favor, to bring endurance, and as a charm against the bite of venomous ...

7. The Secret Birthstone Meanings Behind Your Stone - AOL

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8. Asterism (gemology) - Wikipedia

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   The star-effect may be also caused by the inclusions of hematite. In black star sapphire hematite needles formed parallel to the faces of the second order prism produce asterism. Some star sapphires from Thailand contain both hematite and rutile needles forming a 12-ray star. [3] Star-stones were formerly regarded with much superstition. [1]

9. Rainbow lattice sunstone - Wikipedia

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   Initially, the study of this gemstone in 1989 concluded that the inclusions were made up of ilmenite (for the iridescence lattice and black triangles) and hematite (for the orange platelets). [3] From 2017 to 2018, six samples of rainbow lattice sunstone were studied using electron microprobe analysis, X-ray diffraction analysis, and laser ...