Quartz Hairy

History and origin

This stone has a long history. It begins in the closed priestly societies of Ancient Egypt and the sun-drenched cities of Hellas.

The hairy gem has an ancient nickname “Hair of Aphrodite” (or Venus - these are the same goddess).

Hellenic and Roman legend says that the goddess of love, Venus, once went to swim in a lake. There she accidentally dropped a strand of golden hair (apparently it got caught on something). The goddess returned to the lake only six months later, when it was covered with ice, and the golden strand had firmly grown into the ice crust.

Venus liked the look of golden curls frozen in ice so much that she turned the ice into transparent stone, forever leaving her hair as a gift to people.

Thanks to this legend, hairy quartz crystals went down in history as talismans of love. The myth of the locks of Venus was revived in the 17th–18th centuries, and the stone gained popularity among the upper echelons of the European (including Russian) aristocracy as a love amulet, a symbol of carnal passions unconstrained by obligations.

In a certain sense, the hairy man began to be considered a symbol of women's freedom in a patriarchal society. Freedom in the most important sense - the right to choose love for yourself.

Hairy quartz bracelet

Other names for the mineral are saguenite, “arrows of Cupid” or “arrows of love.”

In Muslim countries, with their love of poetry, the stone was called “the beard of the Prophet Mohammed” and specimens with black hairs were especially valued.

Currently, this mineral is valued mainly by collectors. Gem-quality samples (approximately 20% of all mined stones) are used to make jewelry.

History of the stone

Hairy quartz differs from other subspecies of quartz in its pattern. It appears as if human hair is hidden inside the crystal.

The ancient Greeks had a legend about this stone:

One day the goddess decided to swim in a mountain lake. While bathing, her hair caught on something and tore out a piece. Without noticing this, the divine woman left the secret place.

As soon as the loss was discovered, she returned to the swimming place. But it was already too late - the water of the lake was frozen. However, the goddess still managed to find a strand of hair frozen in a piece of ice. Admiring this spectacle, she made a stone out of a piece of ice so that people on earth could also look at this beauty.

The origin of the legend and the name of the stone has several variations. The ancient Greeks called it “the hair of Aphrodite”, and the Romans called it “the hair of Venus”. The second name has become very famous in the world. In addition to these names, there are several others - “arrows of Cupid”, “arrows of love”.

Over time, the legend was forgotten. It was remembered already in the 17th century, when hairy quartz came into fashion again. The aristocrats of Europe and Russia again recalled this story with admiration, showing off jewelry made from an unusual mineral to each other.

Physicochemical characteristics

The physical and chemical description of the stone is as follows: it is silica, silicon dioxide, like other types of quartz, for example, rock crystal. The “hair of Venus” owes its inclusions to rutile, titanium dioxide. In quartz, rutile forms hairs or thin needle-like formations “embedded” in a transparent solid mineral. Less common are combinations of triangles or irregular stars with many rays.

Rutile hairworm has golden-red or black inclusions. Sometimes you can find stones with “curls” of other colors - grayish, green, brown, red. These inclusions consist of goethite or actinolite; There are specimens pierced with black tourmaline crystals.

The physical properties of hair wool are similar to quartz:

• hardness - up to 7 according to Mohs, like untempered glass;
• luster - glassy (thanks to rutile - diamond);
• dielectric;
• insoluble in acids, except hydrofluoric acid, soluble in alkalis.

Varieties

There are no two identical hairworms in nature.

After cutting, each specimen acquires its own, unique design, so there is no clear classification by color and variety.

The bulk of the mineral is transparent white, like crystal, with contrasting inclusions. Stones with clear triangles or sharp-angled figures inside are called saguenites.

Quartz hairy saguenite

Specimens with black straight lines are “Cupid’s arrows” or “Cupid’s arrows,” but these names are colloquial. They are not used either in gemology or in jewelry.

Earrings with hairy quartz “Arrows of Cupid”

A special variety of the mineral is the Kola species, mined on the Kola Peninsula, in the Murmansk region of Russia. It is not as transparent as the others; it contains haze, like rauchtopaz, and white or grayish spots. The hairs and lines inside the Kola "hair of Venus" are green or black.

Unprocessed hairy quartz, Kola species

Less common are hairworms of red, yellow or light green colors.

Red hairy quartz

Mining locations

Rutile quartz is a common mineral, as are other types of silicas.

The extraction of hairworms of different colors is carried out:

• in Brazil;
• Russia - on the Kola Peninsula and in the Subpolar Urals;
• Kazakhstan;
• Norway;
• USA;
• Australia;
• Pakistan.

“Cupid's arrows” - stones with inclusions of black tourmaline, that is, schorl - are mined mainly in the Urals and Brazil, with smaller quantities coming from Pakistan. The “star-shaped” hairworm comes from Brazil.

How to care

Such gems are susceptible to absorbing energy, so it is recommended to clean it regularly so that the negative energy comes out of it. You also need to clean the stone that just came to you. And after cleaning it is advisable not to use it for about a week.

The gem is charged using sunlight. Especially if the hair contains inclusions of black tourmaline. It is not advisable to wear hairy hair all the time; it requires rest. If you do not remove it, it can have a negative effect.

The gem should not be given into the wrong hands, especially after cleaning. Cleaning is done in water, preferably not containing chlorine. Melt, holy or spring water is ideal. First, the gem should lie in a container with water, and then it should be washed under running water.

The stone is well charged with positive energy if you place it under the moonlight closer to the full moon.

Medicinal properties

The healing properties of hairweed are associated with the projective energy of yang and the solar plexus chakra.

Physically, it has a beneficial effect on the organs of the digestive tract located at the level of this chakra. Among them:

• stomach;
• pancreas;
• liver;
• spleen.

In spiritual and psychological terms, rutile quartz, like other minerals associated with this chakra, has a beneficial effect on a person’s imagination and his emotional spectrum - towards ordering. Hairy helps to put thoughts in order, sift out the necessary from the unnecessary (separate the lambs from the goats), treats chronic fatigue syndrome.

The specific properties of this gem include activation of the immune system. A number of lithotherapists claim that hairworm helps the body recover from radiation exposure. They recommend wearing an amulet made from this stone in case of chronic radiation sickness (in a mild form).

There is evidence that wearing this stone in any frame helps with baldness, being a preventive measure.

For the fair sex, the mineral is useful for the prevention of hormonal imbalances that can lead to menstrual irregularities. Pink or reddish quartz treats colds and some problems with the bronchi.

Healing properties

Even in ancient times, people noted the positive effects on health of jewelry with this crystal. Rutile quartz helps with snake bites, heart disease and colds. It is also a talisman against viral infections and an assistant for sore throat and other diseases of the upper respiratory tract.

Tourmaline quartz has a very beneficial effect on the nervous system and helps with insomnia. Hairy helps the weaker sex during the period of hormonal changes.

There is a belief that wearing a stone like the hair of Venus helps against baldness. Rutile quartz has the property of protecting against radiation.

Magic properties

The magical properties of the stone are concentrated in two areas: firstly, it is an amulet that helps in matters of the heart, and secondly, it is a strong talisman that sharpens the intuition and visionary abilities of its owner.

Hairy quartz in a gold ring

The caste of priests of the “country of Kemet,” that is, Ancient Egypt, used the magical properties of rutile quartz in arcana, which made it possible to foresee upcoming events. The hairworm helped predict the results of the war, the chances of a good harvest next year, the likelihood of recovery from the pharaoh's illness, and much more.

Rutile inclusions increase the magical power of any stone, including quartz.

In Ancient Greece, it was believed that veins in the form of hair and thin threads symbolize precisely those threads with which the Moira, the spinners of fate, weave the fate of every mortal. They are directed from the past to the future, but at the same time have a clear beginning and end.

If a ring with a hairy hair is worn on the left hand, the wearer will be able to predict the upcoming events of his own life and the lives of those around him.

Another area of ​​influence of rutile quartz on reality is amorous affairs, carnal love and a happy marriage.

Since the Renaissance, there has been a belief that wearing jewelry with hair is good for a girl’s marriage. He is especially favorable to beautiful ladies who want to find their own life partner. Therefore, the stone is used in love magic to create love spells, and also as a basis for love amulets.

Hairy does not like to be used for too long. He must be “given a break” from the person, otherwise the beneficial effect of the stone will turn negative.

Properties of the stone

This breed is used in many areas and has a wide variety of properties. Let's look at them in more detail.

Medicinal properties

Lithotherapy does not stand still and is constantly moving forward. She studied minerals more deeply and their effect on the human body. If earlier the properties of hair quartz made it possible to use it to treat snake bites and stimulate hair growth, today the range of its use is wider.

Nowadays, the needle-shaped mineral has the main purpose of strengthening the immune system. As a result of prolonged contact, rutile (mineral) increases life expectancy and has a general health-improving and strengthening effect on the body as a whole.

It is worth noting that almost all healers said that the hairy plant helps the body recover after minor radiation exposure.

Healers from India believed that the mineral was tightly connected to the solar plexus area. In their opinion, the stone had a positive effect on the condition of the organs under the influence of the plexus chakra: pancreas, liver, spleen, stomach.

Also, one nugget is capable of maintaining a person’s psycho-emotional state, since it is capable of:

1. Overcome chronic fatigue;
2. Cope with depression;
3. Get rid of insomnia;
4. Set up your train of thought (organize).

Mountain stone is no less useful for women, as it is able to normalize their hormonal levels and prevent disruptions in the body that occur with age.

In addition, the stone prevents baldness and keeps the heart and blood vessels in good shape. And the mineral, which contains a red inclusion, has a positive effect on the respiratory system as a whole.

Physicochemical characteristics

The physical and chemical composition of the stone is as follows: rock crystal, silica and silicon dioxide. Rutile, which is part of quartz, forms lump-like formations in it, which are embedded in the transparent rock of the stone. It is quite rare to find stars of irregular shape with a huge number of rays or a combination of triangles.

The composition of rutile hairs includes black or golden-red inclusions. Sometimes there are stones interspersed with other colors: red, brown, gray and green. These components consist of actinolite or goethite. Very rarely there are rocks pierced with black tourmaline crystals.

Magic properties

The magical properties of the hairy quartz stone are varied. It is used as an amulet that has a positive effect on love affairs, and is also a talisman and talisman that sharpens the gift of prediction, if any, and increases the level of intuition of its owner.

In Ancient Egypt, the magical properties of the stone were used in a variety of divination rituals. It was believed that its properties had a positive effect on the owner and helped him make a more accurate prediction of the future. It was also used to predict the future harvest, the outcome of the won, a person’s recovery or death, etc.

In Ancient Greece, it was believed that the threads in the stones, the veins, symbolized the fate of each person. They are clearly directed into the future from the past and symbolize the beginning and end of human life.

It was believed that the one who wears a hairy ring on his left hand will be able to predict his future and do those actions that would make his life better. It also had a positive effect on a happy family life and carnal love.

The magical properties of the stone must be periodically updated. For this purpose, the stone is placed in melted or running water for 6 - 8 hours. After this, dry and lie in direct sunlight for 2-3 hours. Everything, magical powers and properties have been restored.

Zodiac compatibility

Hairy is an undemanding stone, suitable according to the sign of representatives of all elements, except for the fire sign of Aries. But this does not mean that the “hair of Venus” will harm him - rather, they simply will not help.

Hairy quartz pendant

The gem has special meaning for the signs of Taurus and Gemini.

Who is suitable for a hairy person according to the horoscope?

We have already written earlier that quartz has no direct contraindications in the astrological aspect and the hairy one is just another confirmation of this. Representatives of all zodiac signs can use it, and what’s most interesting is that they don’t have obvious favorites. That is, if the hairy man suits you in other respects, then you can ignore the advice of astrologers; they will not predict anything bad for you.

We would advise you to take a special look at hairy Virgos, Cancers and Capricorns. It would help these traditionally shy signs to quickly find their soulmate and get rid of unnecessary complexes.

Compatibility with other minerals

Like most types of quartz, hairworm is strongly associated with the element of Air. He is friends with Fire, whose power he supports and feeds, cannot interact with Earth and maintains armed neutrality with Water. Air either does not interact with the last element in any way, or causes disturbances - even a storm. For the carrier person, this is fraught with loss of luck, deterioration in well-being and other problems.

Cupid's Arrows are compatible with the following minerals:

• garnets (almandine, pyrope, grossular, demantoid, uvarovite);
• rock crystal;
• heliodor;
• coral;
• pyrite;
• rauchtopaz;
• amethyst;
• citrine;
• chrysoprase;
• amazonite;
• golden beryl;
• fluorite;
• tourmaline.

Hairy quartz and rock crystal pendant
Neutral combination:

• with stones of the chalcedony group;
• turquoise;
• malachite;
• jadeite;
• jasper;
• sarder;
• heliotrope;
• jet;
• cacholong;
• morion (black quartz);
• rhodochrosite;
• lapis lazuli.

Ring with lapis lazuli and hairy quartz.
The hairy one will behave negatively in the company of:

• with emerald;
• topaz;
• alexandrite;
• aventurine;
• pearls;
• euclase;
• peridot;
• sapphire;
• chrysoberyl.

Application area

Hairy quartz bracelet
The stone is used as a valuable collectible. Jewelry-quality specimens, with rich colors and characteristic patterns, are used for jewelry. They are used to make bracelets and beads, and some samples are set in precious metals - silver, white and yellow gold.

The rule applies: stones of a golden hue, with orange, yellow or red veins, are framed in yellow gold.

Foggy gray, with silver, black and, less often, green inclusions - in silver or white gold. Platinum is not used.

Since quartz is a fairly durable mineral, figurines, figurines, and various esoteric paraphernalia are made from it.

In the past, seals were cut out of hairs.

Classic cut shapes are cabochon, stepped or beveled (wedges).

How to spot a fake

Volosatik is an ornamental stone, although it is quite valuable. It is rarely counterfeited, but counterfeits do occur. Basically it is glass with artificial inclusions.

Gold ring with hairy quartz

The best way to check the naturalness of a stone is to evaluate the arrangement of the threads. Forms that are too regular should alert you: in natural stone, the “hairs” are arranged chaotically, scattered. “Arrows of Cupid” are equal in hardness to glass, so assessing the hardness, which you can do in a store yourself, will not yield anything.

The best way to protect yourself from counterfeiting is to purchase rutile quartz only in trusted, large stores.

Jewelry and mineral products

Based on personal needs, anyone can purchase rutile quartz in the form of ordinary jewelry or simple costume jewelry. On the market for relevant products there are earrings, necklaces, medallions, buttons, pendants, bracelets, rings, amulets, beads, talismans, amulets made with hair stone inserts. Gold and silver are often used as frames.

All items actually look luxurious, elegant, and expensive. Such jewelry is an ideal addition to holiday outfits and everyday looks. However, if the stone is needed for witchcraft purposes or rituals, in this case it is best to purchase not an ordinary ring and wear it on a finger or earrings, but a real stone directly from the mine, or a mineral that has undergone initial processing.

You can also find on sale figurines, boxes, vases, and photo frames made from a certain type of hair. And, Kola stone is even used for finishing work on the interior of premises and furniture.

When making expensive jewelry, hair stone is often used in combination with pearls, chrysolite, and amethyst. Together, these natural materials represent a true miracle of natural beauty!

The cost of quartz products starts to vary from 300 rubles. The change in prices is due to the rarity of a certain type of stone and its unique hidden patterns. Thus, green gems are considered the most expensive, but the Kola stone is the cheapest and most accessible. Nevertheless, the most popular are golden, reddish gems, stones with black straight crystals, the so-called arrows of Cupid.

How to wear and care

This gem is quite durable and therefore does not require special care. Store it separately from other minerals in your stone or jewelry collection - in a special section of the box or simply in a soft bag. When wearing, protect from impacts.

You can wash the stone with ordinary soapy water and a hard sponge. You can use household chemicals, but only those that do not contain alkalis - acid-based.

The magical power of the hairworm requires periodic recharging. To do this, place the stone in running or melt water for 6 hours (from the tap will not work). After this, dry it and place it in direct sunlight for one to two hours.

The magic of the stone varies depending on how it is worn. Wearing it on the left hand opens up the ability to foresight and at the same time contributes to the preservation of an existing marriage (or simply a stable relationship). Wearing it on the right hand, on the contrary, attracts new love.

For something new to come into life, the old must leave it. A hairworm worn on the right hand can destroy your current relationships in order to invite new ones into your life.

Secrets of storage and care

The hairworm does not require special care, but to maintain its attractive appearance you need to:

1. Store the mineral separately from other gems. A soft case, a fabric bag or a special box is suitable for this.
2. Wear the product carefully, avoiding falls, impacts, exposure to aggressive chemicals, and sudden changes in temperature.
3. Clean the stone regularly using soapy water, a soft brush and a dry cloth.

To prevent the stone from losing its magical properties, it is energetically cleansed. To do this, the crystal is placed in a container filled with spring water for 6 hours. Afterwards, the mineral is taken out and allowed to dry in the sun.