QUARTZ(RUTILATED)[GEM]
LISTING
DESCRITION
Rutilated quartz, is a type of quartz
with needlelike rutile (a titanium dioxide mineral), embedded in it. The rutile
needles can be reddish, which is what rutile means in Latin, or they may be
golden, silvery, or on very rare occasions, greenish.
DETAILED
DESCRPTION
Rutilated
quartz, is a type of quartz with needlelike rutile (a titanium dioxide
mineral), embedded in it. The rutile needles can be reddish, which is what
rutile means in Latin, or they may be golden, silvery, or on very rare
occasions, greenish.Rutilated quartz is reputed to be an energizing stone that helps get energy moving on all levels. Intuitive sources say that it assists with mental focus. It is also said to attract love and stabilize relationships. Rutilated quartz said to be particularly effective for getting things moving energetically. It can help slowed chakras return to normal spin and balance.
Emotionally, rutilated quartz is said to be very helpful in uncovering the causes of mental issues and hang-ups. It is reputed diminishes fears and be excellent at assisting with decision-making processes. It is said that it can also ease loneliness and relieve guilt thereby bringing happiness happiness. It is used metaphysically to help one get out of a rut with their life as well as for stabilizing emotionals and mental processes, clarifying thought patterns and emotional reactions. Rutilated quartz is also said to increase one's self-reliance and ability to find one's own way.
In the psychic and spiritual realms, rutilated quartz is used for meditation, spiritual communications, and dream work. It is particularly good for seeking higher spiritual experiences and meditation on feminine ideas. Rutilated quartz is also used metaphysically to deflect negative energies and unwanted energetic, psychic, and magickal interferences.
Physically, rutilated quartz is said to be beneficial for food disorders, the immune system, regeneration of tissue, fatigue, depression, respiratory illness, stability of all physical systems and general health, and absorption of nutrients from food. It is also reputed by intuitive sources to be helpful for getting energy moving in meridians and areas where the physical energy is sluggish. Rutiliated quartz is also a mystical crystal "diagnostic tool" which can help discover the true cause of an ailment.
Rutilated quartz is associated with the solar plexus chakra, and is sometimes considered a link between the root and crown chakras.
Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust, after feldspar. It is made up of a continuous
framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared
between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2.
There are many
different varieties of quartz, several of which are semi-precious gemstones. Especially in Europe and the Middle
East, varieties of quartz have been since antiquity the most commonly used
minerals in the making of jewelry and hardstone carvings.
The word
"quartz" is derived from the German word "quarz", which was
imported from Middle High German, "twarc", which originated in Slavic (cf. Czech tvrdy ("hard"),
Polish twardy ("hard"), Russian твёрдый ("hard")), from Old
Bulgarian (Church Slavonic) тврьдъ ("firm"), from Proto-Slavic
*tvьrdъ.[6]
Crystal habit
Quartz belongs to
the trigonal crystal system. The ideal crystal shape is a six-sided prism
terminating with six-sided pyramids at each end. In nature quartz
crystals are often twinned, distorted, or so intergrown with
adjacent crystals of quartz or other minerals as to only show part of this
shape, or to lack obvious crystal faces altogether and appear massive.
Well-formed crystals typically form in a 'bed' that has unconstrained growth
into a void, but because the crystals must be attached at the other end to a
matrix, only one termination pyramid is present. A quartz geode is such a situation where the void is
approximately spherical in shape, lined with a bed of crystals pointing inward.
At surface
temperatures and pressures, quartz is the most stable form of silicon dioxide.
Quartz will remain stable up to 573 °C at 1 kilobar of pressure. As the pressure
increases the temperature at which quartz will lose stability also increases.
(Microscopic) crystal structure
α-quartz
crystallizes in the trigonal crystal system, space group P3121
and P3221 respectively. β-quartz belongs to the hexagonal
system, space group P6221 and P6421,
respectively.[7] These spacegroups are truly chiral
(they each belong to the 11 enantiomorphous pairs). Both α-quartz and β-quartz
are examples of chiral crystal structures composed of achiral building blocks
(SiO4 tetrahedra in the present case). The transformation between α-
and β-quartz only involves a comparatively minor rotation of the tetrahedra
with respect to one another, without change in the way they are linked.
Varieties (according to color)
Pure quartz,
traditionally called rock crystal (sometimes called clear quartz),
is colorless and transparent
(clear) or translucent, and has often been used for hardstone carvings, such as the Lothair Crystal. Common colored varieties include
citrine, rose quartz, amethyst, smoky quartz, milky quartz, and
others. Quartz goes by an array of different names. The most important
distinction between types of quartz is that of macrocrystalline
(individual crystals visible to the unaided eye) and the microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline varieties (aggregates of crystals
visible only under high magnification). The cryptocrystalline varieties are
either translucent or mostly opaque, while the transparent varieties tend to be
macrocrystalline. Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica
consisting of fine intergrowths of both quartz, and its monoclinic polymorph moganite.[8] Other opaque gemstone varieties of
quartz, or mixed rocks including quartz, often including contrasting bands or
patterns of color, are agate, sard, onyx, carnelian, heliotrope,
and jasper.
Citrine
Citrine is a variety of quartz whose color
ranges from a pale yellow to brown. Natural citrines are rare; most commercial
citrines are heat-treated amethysts or smoky quartzes. It is nearly impossible to tell cut
citrine from yellow topaz visibly, but they differ in hardness.
Citrine has ferric impurities, and is rarely found
naturally. Brazil is the leading producer of citrine,
with much of its production coming from the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The name is derived from Latin citrina which means
"yellow" and is also the origin of the word "citron."
Sometimes citrine and amethyst can be found together in the same crystal and is
referred to as ametrine.[9]
Rose quartz
Rose
quartz is a type of
quartz which exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue. The color is usually
considered as due to trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese, in the massive material. Some rose
quartz contains microscopic rutile needles which produces an asterism
in transmitted light. Recent X-ray diffraction studies suggest that the color is due
to thin microscopic fibers of possibly dumortierite within the massive quartz.[10]
In crystal form
(rarely found) it is called pink quartz and its color is thought to be
caused by trace amounts of phosphate or aluminium. The color in crystals is apparently
photosensitive and subject to fading. The first crystals were found in a pegmatite found near Rumford, Maine, USA, but most crystals on the market
come from Minas Gerais,
Brazil.[11]
Rose quartz is
not popular as a gem – it is generally too clouded by impurities to be suitable
for that purpose. Rose quartz is more often carved into figures such as people
or hearts. Hearts are commonly found because rose quartz is pink and an
affordable mineral.
Amethyst
Amethyst is a popular form of quartz that
ranges from a bright to dark or dull purple color.
Smoky quartz
Smoky
quartz is a gray,
translucent version of quartz. It ranges in clarity from almost complete
transparency to a brownish-gray crystal that is almost opaque. Some can also be
black.
Milky quartz
Milk
quartz or milky
quartz may be the most common variety of crystalline quartz and can be
found almost anywhere. The white color may be caused by minute fluid inclusions of gas, liquid, or both, trapped
during the crystal formation. The cloudiness caused by the inclusions
effectively bars its use in most optical and quality gemstone applications.
Varieties (according to microstructure)
Although many of
the varietal names historically arose from the color of the mineral, current
scientific naming schemes refer primarily to the microstructure of the mineral.
Color is a secondary identifier for the cryptocrystalline minerals, although it
is a primary identifier for the macrocrystalline varieties. This does not
always hold true.
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