One of the most famous semiprecious stones is quartz. Its popularity is due to the aesthetics and fairly low cost of the mineral. One of the most interesting varieties of quartz is hairy, a stone with the poetic name hair of Venus.
Legend of stone Venus hair
On the origin of the stone created a huge number of legends. The most famous tells about how the incomparable goddess of eternal beauty and love Venus, known in Greek mythology as Aphrodite, bathed in the purest spring on earth. But she was in a hurry and in a hurry lost a lock of golden hair.
After some time, the goddess discovered the loss and decided to return the lost. But time on Olympus is much slower than on earth. Returning for a lock, Venus found a snowy winter. The goddess was fascinated by the look of hair frozen into the ice, and decided to leave them forever in this form, turning it into a hairy-stone.
According to another version of the legend, the goddess combed her chic golden hair and lost the comb, for which the river nymphs arranged a fierce fight. Since none of them could win the battle, it was decided to enclose the ridge in stone so that no one would get it.
Mineral description
A hairy (stone) is formed in the thickness of the earth and is a quartz with the inclusion of other minerals, such as rutile, asbestos, sherl, tourmaline. Depending on the composition, the colors of the main mineral and inclusions differ, which can take various and bizarre forms.
The most rare and valuable is rutile hair (stone), the photo of which shows how chaotic patterns of blotches can be. The most valuable minerals have golden or dark inclusions in the form of needles, hairs, prisms and columns. Crystals can be of different shapes, and their thickness varies from millimeter to quite serious sizes. The largest stone found weighed about a hundred kilograms.
The stone with inclusions from tourmaline or black cherle has no less value. Such a mineral is rarely found, which increases its value. Black threads are called arrows of Cupid.
In the East, this quartz is especially appreciated, which is eloquently indicated by its name - the sacred stone of the East.
The magical properties of the mineral
A hairy (stone), whose magical properties have been known since ancient Egypt, is able to change the life of its owner. He is considered the most powerful amulet of love, increasing the attractiveness and natural beauty of a person. Long wearing a stone will bring good luck in love affairs and increase sensuality.
The negative properties of the stone include excessive love and variability. It is recommended to wear jewelry with this quartz intermittently, as long-term contact gives the wearer incontinence, windiness and inconstancy. Also, a hairy (stone) is able to enhance the perception of the subtle and invisible world. And from ancient times, it was worn by telepaths, magicians and people of creative professions.
The healing properties of stone Venus hair
In addition to aesthetic, has a hair-stone-stone properties and medicinal. It is believed that pendants made of rutile quartz slow down the aging process, and also drive away longing and loneliness. In ancient times, it was used as an antidote to snake bites. Currently, the mineral Venus hair is considered effective in the fight against colds and nervous diseases. The stone enhances the owner's immunity and helps to remove radiation. The properties of the mineral are widely used in the treatment of hormonal disruptions in women.
Hair compatible
Semi-precious stone is compatible with all signs of the zodiac, but it is most preferable to wear it to the Cancers or Leo, which he will help to find happiness in his personal life. It will help to solve personal problems for Gemini, Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. The stone gives strength to the stone.
The mineral is perfectly combined with pearls, amethyst, cubic zirconia and rhodochrosite. Suitable for people with such names as Roman, Anatoly, Konstantin, Timothy, Anna, Lydia, Lilia, Rose and Elena.
Hairy in jewelry
A transparent mineral with an inimitable geometry of inclusions has always been held in high esteem by jewelers. It is processed using the cabochon technique, which emphasizes the purity of the mineral and clearly highlights the unique threads of inclusions. The stone is also faceted with wedges or classic round.
For stones with black threads, a silver frame is most often used. Jewelers prefer gold to emphasize the golden threads of a mineral. In most cases, the back of the product is not covered so that the unique stone pattern is maximally visible.
Volosatik is a stone, photos of unique products from which can be found in many jewelry catalogs. Most often it is used to create beads, bracelets, rings and pendants. A variety of interior decorations, souvenirs, figurines, paperweight and much more are created from this mineral.
Stone hairy in history
They began to study this mineral a long time ago. As far back as the 11th century, a famous philosopher and doctor studied stone hair, a photo whose properties and significance you will find in the article. He compared the mineral to a hyacinth bud. Many famous people in history preferred this stone. The Russian Empress Catherine the Great adored this stone and called it ogenit. Large and interesting pebbles were mined on Lake Onega and had great value.
The stone of Venus hair gained immense popularity in Europe in the 18th century. Then it was often used as medallions and given to people whom they wanted to bewitch. Often used this quartz in witchcraft rituals, and today there are a large number of magic balls made from it. The mineral also left a mark in the Hermitage, which holds a unique seal with the coat of arms of the old noble family of Chertkovs, made in the form of a bottle of perfume.
Interesting Facts
Currently, the semiprecious mineral is mined in many countries of the world, for example, in Russia, India, Greece, Mexico, the USA and Kazakhstan. Volosatic (stone), the properties, the photo of which we studied in the article, is mined in Brazil. The Brazilian hairy has interspersed in the form of a star with six rays.
Currently, the mineral has acquired many different names, such as blackberry , Venus hair, Amur arrows, angel hair, hedgehog stone and sagenite. The inhabitants of the East attach great magical significance to the quartz and call it the beard of Mohammed or the hair from the beard of Ali, where Ali is the cousin and son-in-law of the prophet.
The name of the stone also depends on the type of stone. So, a mineral with golden inclusions is called the hair of Venus, while black threads are called arrows of Cupid. Ural highlanders (as miners looking for gems used to be called) called crystals interspersed with thunders, believing that large stones swallow smaller ones. Stones with actinolite and epidote have long been called green hairy or malachite crystal, which is due to the green color of minerals. The poetic name of such a crystal is the hair of Thetis, named after the daughter of the sea king Nereus.
Interest in this type of semiprecious mineral has not ceased for many centuries, due to its unique features, because each crystal has a unique form of inclusions, which differs as fingerprints. Despite the fact that this type of quartz is the most expensive, it is acquired not only by collectors, but also ordinary people who want to have beautiful jewelry.