Just Witchy's Blog — self-confidence
Beginners Guide to Getting Stoned... I mean Stones! (Aventurine)
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Today's featured stone is Adventureine--The Stone of Opportunity--prized for attracting luck, prosperity, and emotional healing and hearth health... Aventurine Ring Disembodied voice: You mean Aventurine. Yeah, that's what I said. Disembodied voice: No, it's not. You said Adventureine. (EYEROLL) Okay, I meant aventurine. I'm pretty sure everyone knew what green gemstone I was talking about... Disembodied voice: Sometimes it's not green. Umm...what? Disembodied voice: Aventurine is a translucent quartz. The name comes from the Italian a ventura, which means by chance, referring to the 17th century Murano glassmakers who accidentally dropped metal shavings into molten glass--creating sparkling aventurine glass. Peach Aventurine Bracelets...
Beginners Guide to Getting Stoned... I mean Stones! (Tourmaline)
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What do underwater blast sensors, piezoelectric pressure transducers, high frequency circuits, and and water purification systems have to do with today's blog? Well, they contain a really cool gemstone I get a charge out of... TOURMALINE! This gemstone literally generates an electrical charge when placed under mechanical stress and is used in pressure gauges to detect shockwaves, explosions and underwater blasts! Its unique optical properties have been historically used in polarizing apparatuses and it also has the ability to help adjust the pH and improve water quality. Pretty neat, but also really pretty attractive! Tourmaline is available...