What do you want to know about crystals?

Crystal (rock crystal) is a rare mineral and an ancient gem variety. It is known as quartz crystals such as "water essence", "water jade" and "Bodhisattva stone". In mineralogy, it belongs to quartz. clan. The main chemical component is silicon dioxide (SiO2).

For thousands of years, crystal has been regarded as a symbol of perseverance, purity and kindness by people with lofty ideals from all over the world due to its purity, transparency and hard texture. In ancient my country, giving amethyst stones to friends could put aside past grudges and treat each other with sincerity: businessmen wearing it could bring good luck and fortune; warriors wearing it could turn bad luck into good luck. "Invincible in a hundred battles", amethyst also has the effect of resisting infectious diseases. Li Shizhen, a famous medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that crystals are "spicy, cold and non-toxic" and are mainly used to treat "fear, palpitation and heart heat". They can also be used as oil to treat "pulmonary abscesses and vomiting pus, cough and qi", and can "ease your mind and improve your eyesight." "Remove red eyes, iron heat swelling" and "benefit hair and improve color"

Crystals form a variety of different colors due to the presence of various pigment impurities. According to the color, inclusions and process characteristics, it can be divided into: white crystal, amethyst, citrine, pink quartz, smoky quartz, rose quartz, black quartz, hairy quartz and bristle crystal, aquarium crystal, starlight crystal, cat's eye crystal, Tourmaline and sand crystal, etc.

1. Types of crystals

1. The king of crystals—white crystal

White crystal is a type of quartz. We usually call the opaque quartz. Quartz with a transparent molecular structure of hexagonal prism crystal is called white quartz. White quartz is transparent, colorless and crystal clear, representing balance and perfection. White quartz is the most widely distributed, numerous and widely used in the entire crystal family. Known as the King of Crystals, it is one of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism.

2. Amethyst

Amethyst is the most noble and beautiful member of the crystal family, also known as "Feng Shui Stone". The Japanese call Amethyst an energy stone. Amethyst has high energy. , is a social stone and also represents the guardian stone of love in Western countries. It can bestow deep love, chastity, honesty and courage between couples.

3. Citrine

The hardness of citrine is seven. Gem-level citrine is extremely rare. The orange one is the top grade. The vibration frequency of its energy affects the human sun. The nerve plexus belongs to the rational body, governs wealth, and can create unexpected wealth.

4. Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz, also known as Smoky Quartz, is radioactive and has stable energy. Most of the citrine crystals are in the form of hexagonal cylinders. Like other transparent crystals, they sometimes contain ice cracks, clouds, mist, etc. The colors of citrine crystals vary, some are light brown, some are dark brown, and citrine crystals can enhance the The function of the human immune system makes human cells active, slows down aging and restores youthful vitality.

5. Rose Quartz

Most of the raw ores of Rose Quartz are lumpy. The scientific name of pink quartz is hibiscus stone, including ordinary pink quartz, hibiscus pink quartz, ice type pink quartz, starlight pink quartz, etc.

6. Ametrine

Citrine is made from amethyst that slowly fades under the action of high temperatures such as natural geothermal heat, so ametrine has the characteristics of both amethyst and citrine. , Amethyst is regarded as the "stone of honesty" by Westerners. It symbolizes sincerity, integrity and kindness, as well as innocence and happiness. It is suitable as a gift to underage juniors. In the West, citrine is hailed as the stone of friendship, representing sincerity and perseverance. Love means beauty and intelligence, symbolizes wealth and vitality, can eliminate fatigue, control emotions, and helps build confidence and life goals. In fact, the main function of citrine is to attract wealth, and amethyst symbolizes wisdom and wealth.

7. Ghost crystal

Ghost crystal is also a member of the crystal family. Its main feature is that it contains some inclusions of volcanic mud and other minerals. When white crystal is formed, it may be due to natural earth-making movements such as changes in the earth's crust or volcanic eruptions, which may cause some minerals or volcanic mud to be wrapped in the forming white crystal to form ghost crystal.

8. Hair crystal

Hair crystal is actually a natural crystal containing different types of needle-like mineral inclusions. These arrangements and combinations of different hair needle-like minerals are distributed inside the crystal. The overall look is like hair wrapped in crystal, hence the name hair crystal.

9. Red crystal

Red crystal, also known as red rabbit hair crystal, also known as "Venus crystal", is a reticular rutile with fine hair strands that are softly entangled, like a beautiful woman's Hair, which is an expensive variety among crystals, is produced in very small quantities, so few people know about it.

2. How to distinguish real and fake crystals

1. Temperature

Under normal environmental conditions, the temperature of natural crystals is lower than other gemstones. Use the palm of your hand to Or you may feel cold when your cheeks touch.

2. Weight

Sky crystal is a stone-like substance with high density, and the weight is not too light

3. Inclusions

Any Natural crystals all have inclusions and minerals or blisters. They only differ according to the type and size of the inclusions.

4. Color

No matter how good the color of natural crystal is, there will be more or less inclusions in the form of filaments, flakes, granules, etc., and the three-dimensional effect is very obvious. If the quality is quite good, special instruments are needed to identify it.