Carnelian

One origin of the name Carnelian comes from the Latin carnis, meaning flesh, due to its colour. It is a variety of chalcedony that ranges in colour from yellow-orange to red-orange to orangey brown. Iron is the source of its colour.

It is predominantly mined in India, Brazil, Russia, Australia, South Africa, Madagascar, Uruguay, USA, UK, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Peru, Germany, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Iceland.

Carnelian is an ancient stone having been evidenced as being around as early as the 4th-5th millennium BC. In Roman times it was used in signet rings and seal rings to imprint seals in wax on important documents. In Israel it was known to be the first stone in the High Priests Breastplate.

MOHS hardness: 6.5 to 7

Chakra: Base, Sacral

Number: 6

Zodiac: Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio

Planet:Sun   

                                                                        Metaphysical Properties

Carnelian is a stone of vitality but also a grounding and stabilising stone which is great for motivation and a boost for your creativity.

It also has the wonderful ability of cleansing other stones.

It can help one remove the fear of death by accepting the cycle of life. In ancient times it was used as a talisman to protect on the journey to the afterlife.

This stone helps one overcome negative conditioning, it helps with confidence, decision making, courage and motivation.

It improves mental clarity, concentration, memory, perception as well as analytical abilities.

It protects one against rage, jealousy, envy and resentment be it from yourself or others, it calms anger.

Carnelian activates the Base chakra, stimulating the metabolism and vitality and can help with an increase in physical energy.

It has the medical claims of assisting healing of lower back issues, arthritis, rheumatism, neuralgia and depression. It has also been used to treat issues with the female reproductive system, increasing fertility, overcoming frigidity and impotence. As well as improving vitamin and mineral absorption it ensures a good bodily blood supply and assists the kidneys, bone and ligament healing.

Best positioned in contact with the skin and if placed near the front door it invites abundance to the home as well as invoking protection.

 DISCLAIMER: All medical and health information given in this blog should not be used for medical treatment or diagnosis. For any health issues a registered medical health care professional should be consulted.

https://www.gemsociety.org/article/carnelian-gem-information/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnelian

Hall, Judy – The Crystal Bible, Pg94-95,Octopus Publishing Group, London, 2003, 2009

Hall, Judy – The Encyclopedia Of Crystals ,Pg43, Fair winds Press, Massachusetts, 2013

Melody – Love Is In The Earth , Pg183-184, Earth Love Publishing House, Colorado, 1995sdd….

Bloodstone

Bloodstone is a type of chalcedony. It has been around for centuries and has been known as “heliotrope”. It is the modern birthstone for the month of March.

It is a fairly hard stone, being a 7 on the Mohs scale. Quality bloodstone has a dark green base colour with splashes of red concentrations of iron oxide minerals, commonly hematite which are randomly arranged like splattered blood.

The colour pattern has the religious significance of being like the “Blood of Christ” which is where its name and popularity stemmed from.

Bloodstone is largely found in India with deposits also in Australia, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Madagascar, Russia, South Africa and the USA.

Meta Physical Properties

Bloodstone is a powerful healing mineral and a stone of courage. It can be used to re-align the vibrational energies in the base, navel, sacral and heart chakras. It can help to centre and ground and assists one to “be here now” and live in the present moment. It also assists one in managing the distress of vibrational re alignment.

 Bloodstone has protective qualities helping to keep out undesirable influences and assists in adjusting one to unfamiliar circumstances.

Bloodstone has been used as an aid to enhance ones talents, creativity and decision making skills.

It has also been used to facilitate communication with the ancestors and in ancient times was thought of as an “audible oracle” which could warn of danger.

Bloodstone is a great blood and energy cleanser, immune stimulator and revitalizer. It has been used in the treatment of leukaemia and to shrink tumours. It has also been used in the treatment of the spleen, kidneys, bladder, liver and intestines. It is able to remove and eliminate toxins from the body.

DISCLAIMER: All medical and health information given in this blog should not be used for medical treatment or diagnosis. For any health issues a registered medical health care professional should be consulted. 

References;

https://geology.com/gemstones/bloodstone/

Hall, Judy – The Crystal Bible, Pg84-85,Octopus Publishing Group, London, 2003, 2009

Melody – Love Is In The Earth , Pg16-161, Earth Love Publishing House, Colorado, 1995

Hall, Judy – The Encyclopedia Of Crystals ,Pg105, Fair winds Press, Massachusetts, 2013

Gemstone Dictionary

I thought it would be a great idea to start a dictionary of all the different gemstones I use in jewellery making. I want to show not only the geological information but also to share the meta physical properties of the stones. All gemstones have vibrational qualities known to assist, protect and help guide us in this journey called life. I will try to do one blog per month starting with the letters of the alphabet. Here is the 1st Gem, Ametrine.

Jan - Ametrine

Feb - Bloodstone

March - Carnelian

April - Dumortierite

May - Eudialyte

June - Fluorite

July - Garnet

August - Hypersthene

September - Iolite

October - Jade

November - Kyanite

Ametrine

Ametrine is also known by the name trystine and the trade name bolivianite. Almost all gem quality ametrine is mined from a single site in Bolivia.

It is a naturally occurring type of quartz with a mixture of both amethyst and Citrine being the zones of purple and yellow. Differing oxidation states of iron create the colour zones. Citrine contains oxidised iron while amethyst contains unoxidized iron.

Non-commercial deposits of ametrine have also been found in the United States, Canada, India, and Mozambique.

Meta Physical Properties

Ametrine combines the properties of Amethyst and Citrine powerfully. This stone can bring insight into the cause of long standing disease, connecting the physical realm with higher consciousness.

Ametrine is useful in meditation, bringing greater focus by clearing the mind of stress and tension. It can help one enter the state of astral travel and protects against psychic attack.

Ametrine supports connectivity and overcomes prejudice by showing how we are all linked. The stone stimulates creativity allowing us to take control of our lives. Ametrine brings mental clarity, finds solutions to problems, strengthens concentration to think things through and brings creative solutions.

Ametrine can release emotional blockages and negative programming by bringing insight to the underlying causes of emotional distress.

Ametrine is a powerful cleanser which dispels negativity from the aura and toxins from the body. It is a blood cleanser which strengthens the immune system and oxygenates the body.

It helps to heal chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS), depression, ulcers, gastric problems, tension headaches and stress related conditions. “It releases blockages in the physical, emotional and mental subtle bodies”.- (Judy Hall -The Crystal Bible ,58)

DISCLAIMER: All medical and health information given in this blog should not be used for medical treatment or diagnosis. For any health issues a registered medical health care professional should be consulted.

References :

-Ametrine Value, Price, and Jewelry Information - International Gem Society

-Ametrine - Wikipedia

-The Crystal Bible – Judy Hall , pg’s 57- 58

-LOVE IS IN THE EARTH – A Kaleidoscope of Crystals- Melody, pg’s 113, 114