Assortment of minerals
The list of names of green stones includes purely green types and varieties of this shade of multi-colored minerals. They are presented in all categories of the jewelry “pyramid”.
Precious
According to Russian legislation, diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald, alexandrite, and natural pearls are considered precious. Amber agglomerates with outstanding characteristics are considered precious.
Of these, only ruby is definitely not green. Emerald and alexandrite are pure green. Other minerals have varieties of a similar scale. Each green gemstone is rare and therefore prized.
- Emerald. A classic among green minerals. A precious chromium-containing variety of beryl, classified as an independent mineral. The cut is named after him.
Emerald - Sapphire. Green (or chlorosapphires) are rare and expensive. Sometimes greens complement bluish or yellowish tints.
Green sapphire - Diamond. For a diamond to turn green, a coincidence of two factors is required: a precisely adjusted amount of nitrogen plus deposits of thorium or uranium with which the mineral will be irradiated. Every year one (!) such stone is released onto the world market.
Rare green diamond
Alexandrite, a rare jewelry variety of chrysoberyl, is of particular importance in Russia. In natural light, the color of the best specimens (Ural, Lankan) is green; in electric light, the color is red. For Russia it is significant as an imperial stone. The world's first specimen was found in the Urals, presented to the future Emperor Alexander II and named in his honor.
Alexandrites
Semi-precious
The most diverse segment, including transparent or translucent stones.
The following jewelry minerals are popular:
- Amethyst. The green color of the stone in nature is created by pigments of organic origin. People obtain them by irradiation or calcination of quartz or amethysts of other colors. Green stones are called prasiolites, their cost is higher than the purple “classics”.
Ring with amethyst - Chrysolite. Jewelry bright green variety of olivine with golden or yellowish tints. The best examples are Egyptian.
Faceted peridot - Beryl. The light green or bottle color is created by ferrous iron ions. This range is not highly valued, which is why the mineral is popular. Especially clean transparent specimens.
Pendant with beryl - Chrysoberyl. Increased hardness allows it to be cut to the shine inherent in precious stones. More often, specimens have a yellowish, sometimes olive tint on a green background. Inclusions-threads or cavities-tubes create a “cat’s eye” effect, and the pebble becomes grayish-greenish with a light iridescence.
Chrysoberyl - Tourmaline. The most valuable green variety is chrome tourmaline, visually indistinguishable from emerald. The most common is olive green transparent verdelite.
Beads with green tourmaline - Green aventurine. Translucent quartzite with sparkles, the most durable in the family. Along with blue, it is considered a rare species. Gems native to India are called Indian jade.
Green aventurine pendant - Moldavite. Transparent dark green stone of cosmic origin. There are only in the Czech Republic, on whose territory a meteorite fell or a comet burned down. Other names are vltavin (after the Vltava River) and bottle stone (reminiscent of glass). Jewelry is cheaper to buy in the Czech Republic.
Jewelry with Moldavite
The variety of assortment is distinguished by green pomegranate. The beauty of the stones can compete with the classic deep red ones.
There are three green varieties of pomegranate:
- Demantoid. Translated from ancient Greek - “diamond-like”. The shine of the processed stone is truly comparable to that of a diamond. The rarity, emerald or intense yellowish-green color adds value. First discovered in the Urals, the best specimens are still mined here today. Initially classified as peridot, later recognized as garnet.
Demantoid - Uvarovite. The admixture of chromium creates an emerald, grassy color and strong shine of the stone. Crystals are rhombic 12-sided, up to 1 mm. Does not need to be cut: the natural shape is good in itself.
Men's ring made of silver with uvarovite - Grossular. The light green color is created by ferric iron. Most relatively large crystals are cloudy, making cutting difficult. At the end of the 20th century, Tanzania was pleased with its pure, jewelry variety (called tsavorite). The stone is free of iron impurities. Light green or emerald color is created by vanadium, chromium, and nickel.
Beauty plus reasonable prices make stones the most popular segment of the jewelry group.
Ornamental
The most representative group of minerals. Mining is established all over the world. The dimensions allow the use of natural material for the manufacture of even large products: vases, tabletops, sculptures. Plus a smaller assortment: boxes, table sets, dishes.
Popular ornamental stones:
- Nephritis. A cult mineral of China, it was awarded for winning a competition (gold for second place). Fine-fiber amphibole makes the aggregates super-viscous and strong. The rich range of colors of leeks is due to chromium impurities. Pure agglomerates are rare; more often the background is diluted with black or white dots, spots, and veins.
Jade box - Jade. Mineral from the pyroxene group. Structurally, they are matted “fibers” with colors ranging from light greenish to dark emerald. It is opaque; translucent specimens with rich colors are considered expensive. This is the imperial variety (called jade imperial).
Jade - Amber. According to statistics, green amber specimens are only two percent of the total mass. They are mined mainly in the Dominican Republic.
Green Amber - Chrysoprase. A variety of chalcedony with an admixture of nickel. Color range: light greens, green apple, light green. Opaque, translucent on thin plates.
Jewelry with chrysoprase - Coil. Also known as serpentinite due to its external resemblance to snake skin. Soft swamp-greenish patterned minerals are valued by master stone cutters.
Bracelet with serpentine - Amazonite. A bright green, opaque, white-veined variety of feldspar.
Amazonite ring - Green agate. There are several varieties: plasma - dark green opaque with red or yellow splashes; prazem – green with a grayish tint, a rare translucent variety; heliotrope is an opaque dark green with thick red veins.
Green agate - Green Jasper. The most common and decorative type. Patterns and velvety stains on an opaque background make each stone unique. A Buddha statue in one of the temples in Thailand is carved from solid jasper of this color.
Green Jasper - Onyx. Marble onyx is distinguished by a full range of shades of green. Pale green stones with brownish layering were revered by the Aztecs. They decorated only temples and used them exclusively in rituals.
Ordinary onyx - Malachite. The legendary Russian gem, glorified by Pavel Petrovich Bazhov (the cycle of tales “The Malachite Box”), is malachite. From the 18th to the second half of the 20th century, Ural stone was unrivaled. Today its reserves are depleted; African minerals (from Zaire) dominate the world market. They are distinguished by banding or other intricate patterns on an opaque surface.
Malachite box
Peridot (aka chrysolite)
The color of peridots varies from golden green to rich brownish. May have a grayish or olive tint. It has a glass luster, is transparent and looks like an emerald, but costs several times less. Pure peridot-chrysolite stones are rare; more often they have various inclusions: magnetites, spinel, ilmenites.
Artificial
Green varieties of minerals are often mined individually. Therefore, people learned to make them using heat treatment or irradiation. Such an artificial mineral is not considered a fake, since the base and structure remain natural. Manufacturers often do not hide the origin of the stone.
For example, jewelry imitations of green amber - bernite and buranite - are produced at the Kaliningrad Amber Plant. These are natural raw materials, bonded with natural resins.
The most famous examples are cubic zirconia and moissanite. Products of technology, an analogue of diamonds, recognizable only on special equipment.
Green cubic zirconia
Nephritis
Jade is an ornamental stone with a unique and very diverse color. Can vary from milky gray to rich green. Jade is generally opaque and may have inclusions in the form of transparent plates. Very often the mineral has yellowish and brownish veins. The structure of the stone is fibrous and heterogeneous.
Magic properties
According to the Zodiac, green-colored stones are more suitable for representatives of the Earth and Fire triads.
The properties of green minerals are beneficial for humans: stones prevent spontaneous, rash actions or words. Bring peace and harmony into everyday life.
In addition, each green stone helps individually:
- Green diamond harmonizes family relationships. This is a talisman for pregnant women, protecting the unborn child.
- Emerald is a protector from dark forces, an assistant in finding and maintaining love or family ties.
- Green sapphire is an attribute of business people and creative people. The first will ensure financial success, the second will help to find themselves and unlock their potential.
- Jewelry with chrysolite is worn if depression has overcome or strength of spirit has weakened.
- Beryl nourishes the owner energetically, puts up a shield against damage, the evil eye, and physical aggression from others.
- Green garnets help if you lack luck or luck.
- The space alien Moldavite is used to cleanse the aura or develop intuition.
- A bead or necklace made of green onyx is a guarantee of family well-being.
Money-colored stones are considered talismans by bankers, financiers, gamblers and people with an adventurous streak in their character.
Tsavorite or tsavorite
A variety of grossular. This rare bright green garnet can surpass emerald in brilliance and richness of color. The shade of the stone ranges from grass-green to blue-green. The color depends on the presence of impurities in the mineral. Small samples of tsavorite are found in nature: stones larger than 4 carats are very rarely found.
By the way, do not forget that the most popular representatives of garnet are rhodolites and pyropes, which are bright red in color.
Therapeutic effect
The influence of green stones on humans is extremely positive:
- People noticed: it is enough to look at the lush greenery of a tree for a while to rest your eyes and improve your mood.
- Yogis have established a connection between the green hue and the heart chakra. It heals mental wounds, normalizing heart rate and blood pressure. The headache, even migraine, goes away.
- Lithotherapists supplemented these observations by expanding the meaning of such minerals. It has been established, for example, that they protect against radiation.
Natural green stones strengthen the body as a whole, activating its reserves. The body works like a clock. Contemplating them improves vision.
Opaque minerals are recognized as particularly powerful healers.
Decorations
Stones of this range are framed in jewelry, taking into account the jewelry value and shade of the insert:
- for transparent precious stones of a deep green color, light yellow or white gold or platinum are suitable;
- semi-precious stone is good in high-grade silver;
- ornamental ones are framed with cupronickel;
- artificial (except for cubic zirconia and moissanite) is jewelry made from jewelry alloy or medical steel.
The “code” for wearing is similar to minerals of other colors: the older the owner, the larger and darker the insert.
The green color scheme is effective in sets: earrings plus a ring/necklace/bracelet; cufflinks plus tie clip.
But you shouldn’t abuse insert sizes. A brooch, ring, pendant or bracelet with large shiny stones may look tacky. Especially jewelry with artificial gems.
Malachite
Malachite, jade and chrysolite - green precious stones - have become especially popular. Very mysterious and bright minerals.
Since ancient times, malachite has been considered the stone of scientists and doctors. At first it was recognized and appreciated for its strength, a little later it began to be celebrated for its beauty. They mined the gem in the Urals. Even in ancient times, our ancestors noticed that it goes best with silver.
A malachite talisman allows its owner to grow spiritually. For children, an amulet is made from the stone, hung around the neck or tied to a crib. The child sleeps peacefully, his breathing is easier. Malachite is necessary for creative people to attract the attention and love of viewers. People born under the sign of Libra, Taurus and Leo need it. They are recommended to wear jewelry made from this mineral.
This gemstone has unique healing properties. A malachite bracelet enhances hair growth, can relieve an asthmatic attack, and improves vision. Malachite plastics will help relieve rheumatism if they are applied to problem areas.
Why do you dream of green stones?
Dream books associate this range with mundane matters. If you dreamed of green stones, business success, profit, a successful marriage is just around the corner:
- Miller. If you found a large shiny stone in a dream, in reality expect success in your personal business projects and enrichment in general.
- Vanga. If you dream that you have found a gem, you will get new opportunities in your personal life and career.
- Tsvetkov. Such stones in a dream portend super success in business or risky projects. Pleasant surprises in other areas are not excluded.
- Chinese dream book . Seeing such stones in a dream means the absence of physical health problems in the near future. Such a dream is an especially good sign for sick people: the illness will not linger.
Dreamed decorations with green stones are interpreted separately:
- You were given gold earrings, a pendant, a brooch or other jewelry with such an insert (especially a ring) - expect a marriage proposal soon. Don't reject him: the marriage will be successful.
- The loss of jewelry with a stone foreshadows a quarrel or disagreement with your “other half.”
- Wear a ring with a green stone - you will get a promotion or make a business career. Or, in another way, rise above your surroundings. It is possible to receive an inheritance, which will lead to friction with relatives.
- A ring or signet with such a stone on a finger means unexpected substantial profits.
- If you find a ring, but it turns out to be small, think about close relationships: they have outlived their usefulness.
If a stone in jewelry turns out to be fake, be careful. There may be disappointment in a business partner, children or spouse.
Green agate and zodiac signs
Silver necklace with green agate
In astrology, green agate is patronized by Venus, so it is considered the stone of Taurus and Libra.
The former will smooth out their natural stubbornness and reluctance to reach a compromise, and will make all their undertakings successful. If there is no desire to retreat, you should contemplate the green pebble for a while, and everything will work out.
Libra will moderate vanity and gain confidence. The stone will give them beauty and prosperity.
The Virgo zodiac sign will find true love with him - girls wearing agate earrings with multi-colored splashes on a green background will find their soul mate, men will become more courageous and charismatic for the ladies.
For Cancers or Aquarius, the energy of stones of dark, rich tones will suit them.
Agate is conditionally compatible with Aries. People turn to him when they need to survive a mental shock or make an important decision. Constantly wearing a gem will heighten emotions and then provoke depression.
It is better for Sagittarius and Pisces to do without it.
The stone is neutral to other signs, but it increases the strength of others that suit them according to the Zodiac, especially those with a greenish tint.
Sources and literature
- Reed P. Gemology. - M.: Mir, 2003.
- Great Encyclopedia of Nature, vol. 12: Stones and minerals. M.: “The World of Books”. 2004. Ss. 6, 7.
- Godovikov A.A., Ripinen O.I., Motorin S.G. Agates. M: "The Subsoil". 1987. 368 p.
- Sinkenkes J. Guide to the processing of precious and semi-precious stones. - M.: Mir, 1989.
- Fersman A. Stories about gems. - M.: Nauka, 1974.
- Agate // Great Soviet Encyclopedia: in 66 volumes (65 volumes and 1 additional) / ch. ed. O. Yu. Schmidt. - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1926-1947.
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