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Chalcedony - A
Graceful Stone for Spring Jewelry!
Chalcedony
is an excellent gemstone to use for graceful spring jewelry.
Its delicate, silky light-blue color reminds of
early-morning mountain sky.
Try making matching chalcedony earrings and a
bracelet.
Use small beads with subtle silver spacers for style.
Sell them in a white or light-blue box.
What is chalcedony?
Its
name is said to come from an ancient Greek town called Chalkedon, now in Turkey.
It is a fine-grained variety of quartz with a waxy
luster and microscopic compressed crystals.
Because of this structure, chalcedony is usually
semi-opaque - which creates a soft glow as the light diffuses through the stone,
ideal for graceful jewelry.
The Romans made seals from chalcedony, and the stone has been carved into ornaments for thousands of years. And in the past its heavenly blue color explains why it had been called Mecca stone and St Stephen’s stone.
Color
Chalcedony
comes in every color, but for jewelry it’s usually light milky blue with a hint
of pink.
Being porous, it’s been dyed blue and pale minty-green for
centuries – and today sometimes its color enhanced to emerald green and even
tangerine and peachy pink.
Formation
Chalcedony
is formed in volcanic rock cavities where silica-rich water flows through.
Traces of iron oxide in the water create the
pinkish and sometimes red color.
The gemstone can be seen in the Arizona Desert, where petrified trees have formed from chalcedony replacing the ancient forest. Native Americas there called the stone sacred as they believed it brought stability to the tribe.
Properties
Chalcedony
is a feminine stone, full of yin energy.
Said to balance the emotions, bring stamina, and
promote kindness and charity.
It is also believed to be good for love as it
lowers anger, depression and melancholy.
Years ago sailors wore it as a talisman, and it is
the birthstone for those born under the star sign of Sagittarius.
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