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Emerald
Color: green
Made of the base
mineral beryl, with minute traces of chromium and vanadium giving this gemstone
the green fire.
| Crystal structure:
Hexagonal |
Composition:
Beryllium aluminium silicate |
Hardness: 7.5 |
Emerald derives its beautiful green color from the
presence of chromium and vanadium. Emeralds are rarely flawless, so
stones are often oiled to fill and disguise cracks, hide flaws, and
enhance color. To minimize the loss of material, the step-cut (or
emerald-cut) is commonly used, but ancient engravings are known, and
cameos, intaglios, and beads can make the best of a flawed stone.
Occurrence: Found in granites,
pegmatites, and schists, as well as alluvial deposits, the finest
emeralds are from Colombia. Other localities include Austria, India,
Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt, USA, Norway, Pakistan, and
Zimbabwe.
Remark: Most emeralds used in
historical jewelry would have been from Cleopatra's mines in Egypt,
which now yield only poor quality emeralds.
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Metaphysical:
As a POWER STONE it offers
physical, emotional and spiritual balance.
Although Emerald is a stone
of prosperity and riches, it is not just a materialistic stone. It also
encourages spiritual growth, clear vision, memory, faith, intelligence
and communication, inspiration, joy, intuition, clairvoyance,
sensuality, love, romance, beauty, harmony, tranquility, serenity,
clarity, cleansing, justice, friendship and unity. It seems that more
kinds of physical healing have been ascribed to the emerald than to
almost any other stone.
- Relationships: Brings
security in love. It allows access to the mystery we hold deepest in
our hearts, thereby healing and activating our highest hearts
desire. Many women over the centuries have chosen this crystal over
Diamond as their wedding stone. Emerald's harmonic energies help
make your relationship more successful and promotes domestic bliss.
- This gem can show you
a crystal clear solution to a tough problem. Helping couples work
through the early stumbling blocks that often kill relationships.
- Psychic: A powerful
stone of psychic insight, prophecy, and abundance.
- Serenity: Emeralds
have a tranquilizing affect on the heart and mind, inspiring calm,
clear assurance.
- Healing: Emerald is
best known as a stone of both spiritual love and spiritual healing,
and is the stone most frequently recommended for the "wounded
healer," healers who take on their clients' issues or who don't
focus enough on their own healing.
- Creativity: It is
also a crystal related to abundance and creativity.
- Truth: This is a
truth promoting stone, inspiring deep “Heart” knowing from within.
- Group Dynamics:
Improves group unity. This gem is especially helpful in large work
situations, it promotes harmony within the group and helps them work
together for solutions.
- Career: Keep an
Emerald in your work space. It improves your memory & increases your
mental skills. The gem brings greater focus, allowing you to see the
best solutions, giving you the tools you need to overcome challenges
& motivates you to act.
- Heart Chakra: Emerald
is excellent for protecting the heart Chakra. Your Heart Chakra can
be opened or activated using an Emerald.
Communication:
It helps one to communicate. It helps you to discover the truth when
there is a lot of information to sort through. It helps you when you
feel "what should I do?" Especially when trying to answer that from
different places inside of oneself. It also makes one examine
oneself to keep then in check asking-- "am I thinking I am better
than ---?" it helps you to be more organized, creative, innovative,
and balanced and great with helping with your way of dressing (sense
of fashion).
~forum post from whitehorse woman.
Stone of Peace:
The emerald is part of the beryl family and is known as the stone of
Peace. It is a soft and gentle healer. It gently balances the energies
of the spirit. This stone helps to knit back together that which has
become undone. It fills in gaps and holes in the energy system as a
whole, but centering it's focus on "spot of damage." While the emerald
is not known as a stone of great strength, but their strength lies in
their subtlety. They work steadily without disruption and can bring
about great changes when worn with patience. It is also brings
sensitivity and loyalty to the wearer. It also carries harmony for the
spirit or soul. This stone will help to maintain rhythmic breathing
during meditative states or during astral travels.
~forum post from stones.
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Physical:
Aids healing in the areas of
eyesight, upper respiratory tract, liver function, strengthens the
immune system & helps you recover from infections (pneumonia); fortifies
the heart and detoxifies the blood; anti-inflammatory. Breathing, heart,
lymph nodes, blood, thymus, pancreas, balance blood sugar, childbirth,
labor, eyesight. respiratory inflammations, .
Strengthen heart Chakra for abundance, growth, peace, harmony, patience,
love, fidelity, monogamy, honesty. Lift depression and insomnia.
Excellent general healer.
Professions: All Healing professions, Doctors, Nurses, Ambulance,
Counselors, Psychiatrists
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Main chakra: 4th
chakra , heart Elements:
Fire and Akasha
Astrological sign: Taurus and Gemini
Vibrations: #2 and #4
Birthstone: May |
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