Urals are not found in the "Mountain of Gems". This place is in fact the field of many unique minerals. One of these stones is Rodonit.
What it is?
Rodonitis is a semi-precious diverse stone, the color of which can vary from saturated shades of red and raspberry to dull, as if slightly accumulated pink with different splashes. The pattern of each stone is unique - does not shine in the sun, except for particularly thin plates and a rare translucent variety.
The national name of this stone - Orlets, Since long before the deposit in the Urals, locals often found an unusual red mineral in eagle beds. Therefore, it is still believed that amulet from a red pebble, suspended above a children's cradle or a crib, will help the child to grow as strong, proud and tornish, like a real eagle.
In fact, Orlets is the most common name of the mineral in the surprise, but there are also the names like pink spat, Fauleriti, ruby spam and others associated with the characteristic of its color range. One of the most poetic is the stone of the morning dawn. This name Mineral received for the similarity of his color with the first rays of the rising sun.
The main characteristic of the genonitis includes a description of the following properties:
- Pretty high hardness equal to about 5.5 on the Moos scale;
- uneven faults of the faces;
- opaque (translucent only in specific cases);
- Glass shine;
- Color - all shades of pink to rare crimson;
- The colors of each stone is unique.
Place of Birth
Despite the fact that the first samples of this mineral were discovered in Germany, which was the official discovery and recognition of this type of semi-precious stone, he was known long before the German Christophs Friedrich Yasha generally introduced the concept of "Rodonit" in everyday life. In Russia, in the Urals, they were familiar with this stone for a long time, however, under several other names. Thus, the genonitis is mined in Russia a little longer than in the rest of the world.
The first samples of Rhodonitis were found before the beginning of the twentieth century in the Yekaterinburg region, in the village of Small Sadelnikovo (near the village of Big Sadelniko in the Sverdlovsk region). It is not inferior to minerals mined in this area, and Rodontite lived in the village of Gagarskaya (its other names: Cheremshhanskoye, Bazhenovsky and Pushkarichinskoe). Here Rodonit is located in the form of small nests and inclusions in the quartz breed.
Very long it was believed that this is the only deposit of this mineral. However, today new deposits are opening throughout the Urals. Among them are Panketov, Kurgansky and Tyshorskoye.
Over time, Rodonit began to find not only in the Ural region, but also in all regions of Russia. The most famous sources of this diverse stone - Transbaikalsky region, Khabarovsk Territory, Republic of Buryatia, Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Primorsky and Krasnoyarsk Territory and Karachay-Cherkessia.
In addition to these remote regions of the Russian Federation, Rodonitis is also mined in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. It is also known about the presence of deposits in East China, Japan and in some European countries, for example, in Sweden. The largest suppliers of Rhodonite in the world are countries such as Canada, United States, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and Madagascar Islands and Tanzania.
Views
The division of the genontitis on varieties conditionally. As a rule, the stone refers to certain categories, they first look at the color of the stone (color, splashing, saturation) and how the instance looks like it is. Classification of varieties is constantly updated with new and new varieties discovered, which look so unusual that they cannot be attributed to any already existing category, so you have to allocate new ones.
The most beautiful and rare, therefore, and the Ruby-homogeneous Ringonitis is considered expensive rightfully. It has a thick red color, which gives him some resemblance to Ruby, which is why the name of this species appeared. It has a very pure color, without the internal impractions of other shades and other impurities. From this subspecies, jewelry is made, combining, as well as rubies, with gold and sometimes diamonds, although such a genonitis and itself looks quite effectively.
The next cost, transparency and purity of the color is translucent. On the palette of the shades, it refers more to pink, although it may look like a pinkish or coral because of its translucent, which generates an interesting color game.
Next on the list will go An ordinary pink rhodonite, also known as a pink spat . Opaque, can be any shade of pink, almost homogeneous color without various impurities and inclusions. It meets quite often, because of what has a low cost and is often used for crafts and interior design.
It is worth considering the following varieties that have inhomogeneous coloring:
- Fowelerit - This species contains a certain amount of zinc, which gives the mineral of yellow or brownish interspersed;
- Tape - As can be seen from the name, the bands of two colors alternate in instances of such a variety, most often it is gray and pink, but sometimes brown is also present; Sometimes the bands can be different tones of pink color;
- spotted - one of the lowest standards; The reason for this is in the presence of stains of different shapes and different colors (brown, dirty-brown, gray, yellow, pink) on the surface;
- mourning - received such a gloomy name due to the presence in the color of the black pattern, which occupies a significant surface area of the stone; In this regard, it is used for the manufacture of tombs, monuments, tombstones, and so on;
- dendritic - It consists of several colors: pink, brown and black in small quantities; In some copies, you can see the remains of twigs, moss and other plant species, which are in fact the result of chemical processes and are called manganese hydroxide.
Important! Not so long ago, a cobalt rhodonite was opened, which looks like a mineral of a lavender, purple or lilac color, which makes it similar to amethyst and anterin.
Properties
Rodonit is known in Russia for a very long time. It is not surprising that over time, these crystals began to attribute many mystical and healing properties that, by legends, sometimes exceeded the properties of the emerald.
Physical and chemical
It is worth starting with the most common physical properties that any mineral possesses. The pink color of the stone has the basis of a chain silicate of manganese, which is the chemical composition of this mineral. Hence, The more manganese is contained in the composition, the rich is the pink color of the stone.
Rodonit has a glass shine, most often opaque. Transparent and translucent copies occur in nature very rarely and highly appreciated in the jewelry industry and collectors. When grinding the surface of the stone acquires a mirror polishing and the same cold shine. Mineral hardness ranges from 5 to 6.5 points on the Moos scale.
Healing
Rodonitis is considered to be mostly a mineral for women, as it contributes to the light tool and the favorable birth of a child, which provides good health in the first minutes of life. He promotes conception.
Especially the stone is recommended by young women who got pregnant for the first time. The wearing of the genus is an excellent prevention of some female diseases of reproductive and urogenital systems. Older women will help as long as possible to preserve beauty and youth, because The energy of the stone coincides with the female energy field.
It is able to prevent the development of eye disease, if every day leave small stones for a few minutes. Such treatment will help remove excessive stress from the eye and lead the eye pressure to the norm, which is especially useful for those who work a lot at the computer or in another area where there is a large load on sight.
For diseases of the endocrine system, the necklace from the rodonite will help. Stone helps and with diseases of blood and cardiovascular systems, heart and liver . Instead of necklace, you can use the suspension from the genonitis, but on a short chain, so that the mineral lies as close as possible to the neck. If your main task is to prevent liver diseases (including the treatment of hepatitis), then you should use a ring with a rhodonite or brooch on the right side of the body. The stone is able to level the heart rate, lead pressure to normal and improve blood circulation.
Another area of stone, about which for some reason forgets lithotherapists - pancreas . Rodonitis affects enzymes, accelerating and facilitating the process of digesting food and assimilation of beneficial substances, which allows the body to restore health and the reserves of strength much faster. As well as wearing this mineral favorably affects the disorders of nervous systems, for example, with neurosis.
Stone makes a man with stress resistant, helps to avoid nervous breaks, attacks of irritability, will help improve sleep, heal insomnia and return the memory. It will calm down with panic attacks, fears and at nightmares, will give optimism, hope and state of harmony. Therapeutic rodonite balls used for massage and meditation are very popular.
Remember that the color of the stone is very important. If you are going to use this mineral for the treatment or prevention of the disease, then you should choose an instance where black or gray plugs and impurities as small as possible, ideally - no at all.
Magic
First of all, Rodonitis is known in magic as an amateuric stone for many esoteric tools that can serve as talismans for a very long time. Products from this mineral is like a battery that is able to charge as bad emotions of its owner and good. If you acquire a product from Rhodonite as a spare battery, take care of carelessly not to get it with negative emotions.
Rodonit is a stone of creative people. It will help to open hidden abilities and talents, cross through laziness and will result in a well-deserved success and glory. The creative crisis of Orlets brings inspiration and faith in itself, reduces the fear of failures and new endeavors.
To increase the confidence and its leadership qualities, the product from the mineral should be worn on your left hand.
Crafts from Rhodonite are used as a family champion. This is a good gift for any family holiday - a product from this mineral for a long time will protect you and your loved ones from envy, gossip, change, quarrels and other cunning intrigues. If you are still lonely, then Rhodonit will attract your second half and a relative soul. The stone is able to strengthen intuition and bring good luck, which makes it indispensable for lovers of gambling.
Orlets has a rare ability Mortize the material benefits of the owner Therefore, there is nothing surprising in the fact that many collectors seek to get it into their collection. If you put rise with dark splashes in the hallway or corridor, you will be protected from the invasion of robbers. If necessary, you need to conduct a meditation that will fill the stone by your positive energy and will strengthen the owner through the strengthening of its value for a person.
It is best to reveal the potential of the decoration or any other product from the rodonite will help the framing of copper or silver. Remember that the energy of the stone, as well as its properties, is highly dependent on its color.
Who comes up?
According to its energy, Rodonitis is quite delicate and will not harm, so we can wear decorations with him All zodiac signs.
That's just for representatives of the fiery element - Sagittarius, Aries and Leo - any product with an orlets will remain a simple jewelry without any beneficial properties. With extreme caution, Sagittar and Aries should be related to the acquisition of a ruby rodonite - the perfectly clean stone without inclusions has enhanced qualities, which, multiplied by the rapidness and dynamism of these signs, can lead to absolutely unpredictable consequences.
Ideal Rhodonite for aircraft, especially for twins and scales. Gemini will be able to improve their already huge mental abilities and intuition, will have a desire to learn all new and new horizons. For them, the spotted variation of Rodonita is best.
Scales will increase self-esteem, self-confidence. If the weights lack the state of the inner rest, then it is necessary to purchase a pink rhodonite, and if the desire to increase its popularity from the opposite sex prevails, then for this it will suit the most valuable ruby rodonit.
This stone is not contraindicated, but it can introduce into deep despondency earth signs - a virgin, Capricorn and Scorpio. If the mad energy of scorpion is able to resist the longing, then the Virgin and Capricorn stands to wear with caution and volatilely.
In any case, choose a stone-amulet for myself, relying, first of all, on your own sensations and intuition, and only then you can make a sure choice.
Compatibility with other stones
Rodonitis decorations often assume the use of other stones and metals. It depends not only on the idea of the creator's jeweler, but also from the variety of mineral. For example, if a classic combination for ruby genonitis is gold and diamonds that beat his saturated bright color, then use in such a combination of spotted or mourning rhodonite will simply destroy all the impression of the decoration.
Quite often for decorations with an orlets, silver is used. This neutral color metal is capable of creating a simple, but elegant decoration with almost any kind of stone.
If you look at the jewelry from an esoteric point of view, then with the help of other stones, you can create combinations that influence different areas of life, namely:
- If you are a public person and attention to you attention and perception of the public, pay attention to the combination with sapphire or ruby, but choose something one thing, not all at once;
- For creative people who need recognition, it is worth choosing a decoration with a genonitis and a tiger eye;
- An increase in material goods will serve as a combination of pink orlets with jade;
- To conclude a truce, refer to the decoration with the genôptite and turquoise;
- A combination of pink spat and carnelian framed by silver is often used, which creates a gentle, feminine image.
How to distinguish from fake?
Not all variations of Rodonita seek to fake. As a rule, the plastic "ruby rhodonite" or "translucent" is most often found on the market, but made of simple pink glass - purple. If you buy other varieties of Orlets, then first of all pay attention to its color - in natural stone there will always be splashes, patterns of other color or other unique features.
You can compare the weight - the real stone is usually heavy, and plastic is much easier. But if the fake is made of glass, then it will be much more difficult to identify it. The real mineral is rather dense and does hardly heat, Therefore, hold the product in your hands for a few minutes - if it quickly heats up, then you are fake.
The flaws in the form of various damage should not be present on the surface of the stone. This Rodonitis is very hard, so damaging it is not the easiest lesson.
But it is not worth confused by external damage with the features of the formation of rocks that can be seen in the magnifying glass. Each instance has its own unique pattern that can acquire the most bizarre forms. The systematics of the drawing is a sign of fake.
Care
Despite the fact that it is rather unpretentious Some rules for care for it is better not to break, then the stone will last much longer.
- Orlets is not suitable for constant wearing. He needs to "give a rest" for some time, and before it is washed with warm flowing water with a soap solution, then wipe with a soft cloth. Do not use hard brushes and aggressive cleaning products.
- Stone should be protected from sudden temperature drops, drops and coarse physical impact. The perfect option for storing precious stones is a separate box or a bag for each.
- If some interior decorations or decorative souvenirs are performed from the Orlets, they simply wipe them away from dust. Often decorative products are made of pink spat, which does not have great strength. In this regard, the products should be protected from shocks and falls.
About the features of the stone, see the next video.