When talking about the solar stone, lovers and specialists argue in gemology that the sun’s rays were trapped in it. It comes from the family of feldspars and is also known by the name of adventurous feldspar, since some specimens have inclusions of light, which produce a brilliant glow of a precious stone. Know the curiosities around this stone.
As mentioned previously, solar stone belongs to the family of feldspars, so it has sodium and potassium; It is an oligoclasa variety, which by its color is associated with the sun king: the sun. When you look closely you will see an orange mass inside which small metal fragments are observed. These fragments come from the hematite, on which light reflects and sparkles.
It can be presented in a variety of colors ranging from colorless, through yellow, orange to red. Now, what determines the color? The size and abundance of bronze particles within the stone. Which, later, can determine its value, due to the quality and transparency of the adventurescence.
The solar stone is known at least a few hundred years ago and its main deposit is in Oregon (United States), but it can also be found in Norway, Australia, China, Canada, just to mention a few. To be used in jewelry, it is cut in cabochon or sheets very carefully, since it depends on it to be more or less optimal.
Among the curiosities of this beautiful stone, it is that they tend to confuse feldspars with quartz; even when they have common characteristics, they are different. Both are minerals, but although both are found in the earth’s crust, quartz has a large amount of silica, while feldspars have a greater amount of aluminum. Quartz has greater hardness than feldspar and the colors of feldspars are lighter than the colors of the quartz and are used in different industries.
Another of the paticularities of the solar stone is that it generates heat, which is translated into vital energy, well-being, joy, this is how its use is related to good mood, friendship and social relationships, thus counteracting depression. It is said that the Indians of America used it in their rituals to take advantage of the benefits of the sun in the organism; while in India people believed that these stones were pieces of sun that fell from the sky to give them prosperity and health.
Finally, although solar stone is not found in all jewelries with diamonds, sapphires and emeralds, there are many who would like to have a jewel with it, because this stone will be sold better if the jeweler instructs buyers about their effects and the originality of its color compared to the rest.
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