Tourmalated quartz (pink)

ETYMOLOGY: QUARTZ = comes from the Greek word "kristallos" meaning ice. And "Hard" in Slavic. TURMALINA = Turamali comes from the name given to the first Ceylon gems from. (Now Sri Lanka).

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Trigonal.

PRINCIPLE OF FORMATION: Primary.

CLASS MINERAL: Oxides, quartz group.

MINERAL ELEMENTS CHEMICAL FORMULA: SiO2 +  Na (Ni, Al)3 Al6 ((OH)4 (BO3)3 Si6 O18).

HARDNESS: 7 on the Mohs scale.

FIELDS: Brazil, Madagascar, Russia.

MINERALOGY: Quartz macrocrystalline, igneous, metamorphic, hydrothermal with inclusions of pink tourmaline crystals, these minerals as well as aqueous solutions and gas bubbles, can be enclosed by the growing crystal, sometimes inclusions occur in acicular crystals (thin needle-shaped crystals.)

READ MORE: There are three ways inclusions

⦁ The minerals that were formed before the quartz: Quartz crystals grow and "traps" And so the original form of the mineral is preserved, and
          These inclusions are called protogenéticas.

⦁ The minerals and quartz grew at the same time (these are called syngenetic inclusions). The form of the minerals listed often deviates from typical habits and ways that develop during growth unhindered

⦁ Minerals may include another by exsolution (separation of two different mineral ore on cooling). These inclusions are called Epigenetic.

MYTHOLOGY: There are many historical threads of different times and places on the quartz or rock crystal, for example according to the Celtic oral tradition, it was believed that quartz crystals were the fangs of dragons and therefore guards ancestral wisdom, the rhythms of nature and environmental wealth. Nero had to drink two glasses carve them famous moments in believing that the quartz favor with the gods. Pliny support the idea that the quartz was a frozen chemical and coming from the colder areas of the Alps.

The pink tourmaline is a natural result of prolonged irradiation. During its growth, due to exposure to gamma natural radioactive decay in their environment granite rays, the gradual formation of Mn3 ions occurs, it is responsible for the pink color to red.

PROPERTIES: It is a stone of high vibration, provides energy, light, harmony, promotes joy and love, helps you to love yourself. Disperses emotional pain and old destructive feelings. The Roses Minerals stimulate compassion, dedication helps in a specific task.

CHAKRAS: Heart, Corona.

ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini.

USES: Collection, meditation, jewelery, for their piezoelectric property is used in radio.