12-sided euhedral pyrope natural red crystal Garnet

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Garnet crystals are usually roundish, 12-sided grains. These are distorted, euhedral, dodecahedral pyrope dark red-brown crystals.
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Garnet is a "stone of health" extracting negative energy from the chakras and transmuting the energy to the beneficial state. It has been used as the sacred stone of Native Americans, African tribal elders, Mayans and Aztecs. It helps one change one's world by producing both expansiveness and awareness in manifestation. It enhances one's internal fire, bringing creative powers to the stage of implementation. It is also none as a "stone of commitment" -to purpose, to others and to one's self. The loving powers of Garnet tend to reflect the attributes of devotion. It balances and stimulates the movement of Kundelini. It stimulates from both the base and crown chakras. It monitors and adjusts the flow of energy thereby balancing energy fields around the physical body.
By the term 'garnet', the specialist understands a group of more than ten different gemstones of similar chemical composition. It is true to say that red is the color most often encountered, but the garnet also exists in various shades of green, a tender to intense yellow, a fiery orange and some fine earth-colored nuances. The only color it cannot offer is blue. Garnets are much sought-after and much worked gemstones - the more so because today it is not only the classical gemstone colors red and green which are so highly esteemed, but also the fine hues in between. Furthermore, the world of the garnets is also rich in rarities such as star garnets and stones whose color changes depending on whether they are seen in daylight or artificial light.
And what else is there that distinguishes this gemstone group from the others? Well, first of all there is its good hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale. With a few minor exceptions it applies to all the members of the garnet group, and it is the reason for the excellent wearing qualities of these gemstones. Garnets are relatively insensitive and uncomplicated to work with. The only thing they really don't like is being knocked about or subjected to improper heat treatment. A further plus is their high refractive index, the cause of the garnet's great brilliance. The shape of the raw crystals is also interesting. Garnet means something like 'the grainy one', coming from the Latin 'granum', for grain. This makes reference not only to the typical roundish shape of the crystals, but also to the color of the red garnet, which often puts one in mind of the seeds of a ripe pomegranate. In the Middle Ages, the red garnet was also called the 'carbuncle stone'. And even today, fantasy names like
Arizona
ruby,
Arizona
spinel,
Montana
ruby or
New Mexico
ruby are still rife in the trade.
The warm red of the garnet illuminated Noah's
Ark.
Garnets have been known to Man for thousands of years. Noah, it is said, used a garnet lantern to help him steer his ark through the dark night. Garnets are also found in jewelry from early Egyptian, Greek and Roman times. Many an early explorer and traveler liked to carry a garnet with him, for the garnet was popular as a talisman and protective stone, as it was believed to light up the night and protect its bearer from evil and disaster. Today, science has taught us that the garnet's proverbial luminosity comes from its high refractive index.
Not only do garnets have many colors; they also have many names: almandine, andradite, demantoid, grossularite, hessonite, pyrope, rhodolite, tsavorith, spessartine, and uvarovite, to quote but a few. But let us restrict ourselves to the most important and begin with the red garnets. First, there is the fiery red pyrope. Its spirited red, often with a slight brownish nuance, was a gemstone color much in demand in the 18th and 19th centuries. Garnets from a find in the north-eastern part of the former
kingdom
of
Bohemia
- small stones of a wonderful hue - were world-famous at that time. In
Europe
, they were worked into jewelry a good deal, especially in the Victorian period. That genuine Bohemian garnet jewelry was traditionally set with a large number of small stones, which were close to one another like the seeds of a pomegranate, with their red sparkle. And today too, garnets are still found in former
Czechoslovakia
and set close together according to the old tradition, the attractiveness of classical garnet jewelry thus consisting mainly in the beauty of the gemstones.
The larger central stones of the typical 'rosettes' are also mostly of garnet, though they belong to a different category. For the 'almandines', named after Alabanda, an ancient city, have a chemical composition that differs somewhat from that of the pyrope. And why, one might ask, are they used as central stones? That's quite simple: because Nature has created the pyrope almost exclusively in small sizes, whilst allowing the almandine to grow in rather larger crystals.
A further garnet variety, also red, is the rhodolite. a mixed crystal of almandine and pyrope. This popular garnet is of a magnificent velvety red with a fine violet or raspberry-red undertone. Originally found in the
USA
, it now comes mainly from the gemstone mines in
East Africa
,
India
and
Sri Lanka
.
Now for the green garnets. In fact, several green varieties are known. First there is 'grossularite', created by Nature in many fine tones of yellow, green and brown and esteemed for its many fine interim hues and earth colors. Here too, there was a spectacular find: in the final year of the 20th century, extensive grossularite deposits were discovered in
Mali
. These
Mali
garnets captivate us with their great brilliance. Even the brown, which is otherwise not terribly popular, seems vivid and natural, and goes particularly well with ethnologically inspired trends. Probably the best known green garnet is the tsavorite or tsavolite, which also belongs to the grossularite group. Tiffany's in
New York
gave this name to the previous emerald-green stone which was discovered in 1967 by a British geologist,
Campbell
R. Bridges, in the north-east of
Tanzania
- after the place where the discovery was made, near the
Tsavo
National Park
with its wealth of game. The green of the tsavorite runs from vivid and light to deep and velvety and, like all garnets, it has particularly good brilliance. The star of green garnets is the rare demantoid, a gemstone for connoisseurs and gemstone lovers. Its brilliance is positively tremendous, even greater than that of the diamond.
Russia
's star jeweler Carl Fabergé loved the brilliant green garnet from the Urals more than anything else, and used it in his creations. Meanwhile, the demantoid is no longer quite as scarce in the gemstone trade, thanks to some new finds in
Namibia
. Demantoids from
Namibia
are of good color and brilliance, but they lack one tiny feature: the so-called 'horse-tail inclusions'. These fine, bushy inclusions are the unmistakable, typical feature by which a Russian demantoid is recognized. Green Garnets are healing stones. Intuitive sources say that Green Garnet is a powerful aid to the manifestation of prosperity and abundance in all earthly endeavors. It is said to be a 'gemstone of good fortune' in matters of money. Green Garnet is also said to activate the heart chakra, awakening compassion & charity. Works mainly to stabilize and enhance the male qualities; hence, providing strength, stamina, courage, etc. Demantoid is a green color; within this garnet is a twist of green fire, a "coal" fire which generates energy at an atomically high-powered rate of oscillation. It is an excellent conductor and can be used to assist in the alignment of the magnetic fields of the body. Andradite also enhances the attractive aspects in relationships, attracting to one not that which is necessarily wanted, but bringing into ones life that which is essential for ones development, is another important garnet for spiritually minded individuals. The message and activities of this mineral culminate in the directive "Know Thyself".
It helps to stimulate the knowledge, within the inner self, that each person is the ruler of his/her own destiny, and that this ruling must be accomplished with love, or the ruler forfeits the position. It helps one to live within this concept and to reflect the eternal love to the outer world. It also provides for a connection with the higher planes, facilitating contact with the spiritual world, enhancing channeling, and helping to produce visions. The energy of Tsavorite helps one to feel the connection via sensitivity, rather than to see via the physical. Tsavorite can be used to assist one in psychic communications and in pursuits relative to telepathic connections. The crystalline formation and the faceted configuration is extremely powerful for this and all other applications.
Tsavorite
can be used in the treatment of disorders of the senses - hearing, smell, sight, taste, touch, and thought. (As Grossularite, it also inspires the ideal of service.)
Garnets were highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
In the ancient world, garnets were believed to be have many properties.
Garnets were believed to get rid of discord and anger as well as protect against plague and thunderstorms.
They were connected with the womb, femininity, and fertility.
Garnets were also believed to bring horrendously bad luck to anyone that stole them until they were returned to their owner.
Garnets were also credited with the ability to warn of impending danger and were worn as talisman.
It was also believed that the bright fire of a garnet could not be put out or hidden.
Metaphysical: With regard to the chakras, the deep red garnet is traditionally associated with the base, or root, chakra.
The base chakra is the root of survival, grounding, and the most basic needs.
Orange garnets are associated with the sacral chakra, which related to sensuality and sexuality, and the garnet is also traditionally associated with these traits.
Green garnets are associated with the heart chakra, which relates to love and compassion.
Garnets are also believed to lower inhibitions as well as opening the heart and increasing self confidence.
In addition to opening the heart, the garnet is a stone of love, devotion, and commitment and inspires hope and courage.
Garnets can cleanse and re-energize all the chakra as well as bringing the root chakra into balance.
Magickal: In modern magick, garnets can be used for a variety of purposes as well as substituted for other stones.
It is always best to use them in rituals and spells or for purposes in line with their traditional properties.
Garnet is often worn during rituals and spells to increase the energy and the power of the ritual or spell.
Garnets are also considered to be a very protective stone.
They protect against thieves, as already mentioned, either by giving off bad vibes when you are wearing them and discouraging theft or by bringing bad karma to those that steal them (or both).
They also strengthen the aura and provide a protective shield - against everything from negative energy and psychic attacks to demons.
In addition to the above, the different types of garnets also have qualities particular to themselves.
Almadine garnets are considered very regenerative, especially for strength, stamina, and energy, and open your mind for channeling.
Rhodolite promotes trust, sexual passion, and intuition.
Hessonite is used for astral projection as well as increasing intuition and psychic abilities.
Spessartite garnets encourage rational thoughts as well as compassion, empathy, and generosity.
Grossularite garnets are worn to overcome challenges and infertility, as they promote a relaxed state of being and fertility.
Andradite garnets cleanse and enlarge the aura - especially useful in protection spells and rituals.
They also pen the third eye and increase strength and courage.
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