Stones of gray color make up one of the parts of the stone kingdom on earth. They are not included in the list of the most expensive, although they are not inferior to the best stones in terms of the wide range of different shades.
The gray color in stone does not leave architects, designers, and jewelers indifferent: the luxurious range allows you to implement the most daring decisions. Magicians and psychologists treat them with respect and justifiably respect them for their repeatedly proven merits.
Characteristics of gray minerals
Their color stands out among other representatives of the stone world. This group contains stones of various denominations and values - from spar to diamonds.
This species was formed differently: some are based on magma, sediments, some are metamorphic.
There are examples that look original in tabletop and interior plastic. As a facing material, many of them have gained popularity, because almost all other sections are combined with them.
Jewelers set gray gems in white precious metals. They are valued in carats, grams, kilograms.
Tourmaline quartz
A stone that is very similar to rutile quartz with inclusions of black rutile, only in it rutile is replaced by black tourmaline - schorl. A very impressive stone in all shades of gray with noticeable black “needles” inside. It is used for the production of men's and women's jewelry in different price categories (the cost depends on the beauty, quality and size of the stone).
The value of gray
Psychologists have studied the properties of the gray scale and associate it with wisdom, life experience, and consider it a status measure that gives a person faith in his own abilities. The color belongs to intellectual and secretive people - “gray cardinals”. The stone concentrates attention when concluding business transactions, promotes restraint, sophistication, and coldness.
When creating jewelry masterpieces, gray additions are not avoided due to their compatibility with almost all colors. All shades from pearl to dark steel are suitable for wearing with any clothing.
Men and those over 35 can safely accessorize their clothes with cufflinks, rings, and tie clips with light and dark inserts.
Bankers, owners of large companies, and government officials often turn to building materials of this range: gray is a symbol of serious work.
Supporters of alternative medicine choose gray stones for massage, meditation, and therapeutic procedures.
Who is the jewelry suitable for?
The multi-color range makes the gemstone universal in age, appearance type, wardrobe and style.
- Delicate light shades (especially pink) will decorate blondes. Rich blue – brunettes.
- Earrings or studs made of rose gold with a miniature multi-color or single insert are suitable for a young girl. Older ladies will prefer large blue solo stones.
- Silver accessories or white gold studs of classic design are appropriate in the office.
- A slightly frivolous mix of pebbles of different colors plus an openwork frame is suitable for a date, a romantic dinner or a bachelorette party.
- A bracelet, necklace, brooch, in which a large cornflower blue insert is complemented by a scattering of diamonds, is a win-win option for special occasions or important events. This is an elite combination that makes the hostess a queen.
An impressive men's ring with a black or dark blue insert of strict shapes made of white or red gold is an option for a business man.
Types of stones
Among precious brethren they make up a small part, in the field of construction - a large part.
Precious
Diamonds and pearls are of jewelry value.
Gray diamond is common among colored diamonds: almost all others have a smoky tint. Saturation ranges from light gray to richly saturated. When cutting, diamonds are given different shapes. The carat is valued at approximately $6,000.
Gray natural noble pearls, valued more than classic white pearls, come from Tahiti. The first line of the list of jewelry made from gray pearls (there are bluish and pink shades) is occupied by Mikimoto. An exquisite brand that is affordable for wealthy segments of society.
Semi-precious
These representatives are more common.
- Topaz is a plain gray color from Canada that is not particularly expensive. By irradiation, a blue tint is obtained, suitable for creating jewelry.
- Selenite is a moonstone of a silvery, bluish tint; it can change tide when the phases of the night star change.
- Rauchtopaz is quartz of smoky or slightly brown shades.
- Tourmaline is a darkish stone suitable for the stronger sex and ladies over 40 years old.
- Rutile (hairy) - slightly red or yellow-golden in color. Being rare, it is valuable for jewelers.
- Rutile quartz - mass is determined in carats, grams.
Ornamental
There are many varieties:
- Hematite is a type of iron ore with an intense gray color. Gives water a red color, which is why it is called bloodstone.
- Hornwort is a type of smoky, grayish-green jasper. Occasionally, options with stripes and veins are possible, the beauty of which allows them to become a decorative and ornamental material.
- Agate – faint gray, greenish, steel, white-brown with grey, pale, uniform shades. The best shade comes from Africa - grey-black Botswana. It is valued in carats compared to the rest, which are valued in grams. A recognized ornamental stone for jewelry boxes and room decoration.
In design and construction
The following minerals are most often used as construction and decorative materials:
Flint purifies water even in large volumes and is a collector's item.
Sandstone contains quartz, which makes it highly durable and can withstand temperature changes and exposure to fire.
Spar is found on the planet more than any other stone and is widely used in construction.
Limestone is involved in industrial production.
Favorites for gray stones are granite and marble.
Artificial
Among the created analogues, two categories can be distinguished:
- copies of diamonds, sapphires, rubies used in jewelry - cubic zirconia, glass-ceramics, moissanites;
- Substitutes for granite, gabbro, and marble that are common in construction work.
Musassanite is a cheap, but high-quality and beautiful analogue used for making jewelry. Due to its properties, it is widespread and very valuable.
Magical
Represented by the stone monuments of Stonehenge and Easter Island, the ritual tenghirs are made of hardened sandstone. In Russia you can see similar sculptures in the Vladimir region.
Another mineral in this group is latte, which is composed of limestone.
Ulexite (cat's eye)
This is a rare fibrous mineral of a beautiful gray pearl color with unique properties. Firstly, it is endowed with a “cat’s eye” effect, which allows you to make amazingly beautiful and delicate jewelry from it. Secondly, if the stone is polished on both sides, it acquires even more amazing qualities. If you put it on some inscription or text, the letters will “appear” on its surface. For this ability, ulexite was nicknamed the “television stone”.
Nowadays they produce artificial ulexite, which is also used in the production of jewelry. Its main difference from the natural mineral is its colorlessness. Thanks to this feature, synthetic stone can be painted in any color.
The magic of gray stones
They are all endowed with magical qualities. In addition to the general ones, each stone has its own magical properties.
Main features
Positive Impacts:
- Gives determination to anyone who suffers from uncertainty.
- Relieves irritability, anger, bad mood.
- Provide assistance in self-realization.
- The best assistants for students, researchers, and often traveling.
Gray color is obtained by merging black and white. In life he is also dual, working in both areas. Positively affects well-being, inner world, character.
Magic properties
Rutile
The magical powers of pearls are enormous. Just the contemplation of natural pearls evokes a feeling of peace and tranquility. To calm down and lift your spirits, you just need to admire the beautiful pearls for a few minutes every day.
Pearls help you find your soul mate and relieve heartache from unhappy love.
Pearls also protect their owners from the evil eye, envy and anger. It helps you achieve success in your work life.
Pearls are rightfully considered a stone of love and fidelity, friendship and strong family ties.
The magical properties of agate have also been proven for centuries. This stone is suitable for kind and honest people. It will not bring any benefit to the evil and heartless.
Agate helps to find peace of mind and peace. He “quenches” hot-tempered and emotional people, giving them balance and calm.
Wearing agate jewelry evokes positive emotions and a feeling of happiness. The mineral helps to find your soul mate and achieve harmony in relationships. Agate helps to relax and gain self-confidence.
Agate helps men become courageous and financially successful.
Hematite
Agate, like pearls, must be activated. To do this, it is enough to establish visual contact with him: just admire him for a few minutes a day.
The stone does not like liars, regardless of whether they are men or women. For those who lie, the stone will not only not help, but will also harm.
Hairy is suitable for women. It helps them establish personal relationships and be happy.
Tourmaline is considered a powerful mineral for its energetic effects. Its cosmic origin allows it to influence a person, giving him vital energy and strength.
Hematite is credited with magical properties to protect men on the battlefield. It is believed that such a warrior is not afraid of any bullet.
The meaning of each stone
All minerals have an effect on humans in one way or another.
Pearls help save money and are good for accompanying you on trips. Strengthens the family, extinguishes quarrels. Serves as a contraceptive. By the darkening of the stone, you can guess the difficulties ahead.
Soothsayers and shamans love to use moonstone. They conduct meditation and predict the future. Girls revere him for helping them get married, spouses for saving their marriage, and creative people for a surge of inspiration. During the full moon the effect intensifies.
Agate has long proven its versatility. It is interconnected with the owner: it enhances restraint, improves relationships with others, and brings it into contact with a future life partner. Male owners become more decisive and succeed financially. With his help, all things end favorably.
Rutile is the ally of all who strive for the unknown. Densely colored hematite has always been an assistant to black magic. A light-colored stone helps to get rid of physical and psychological problems, the impact of other people's negativity.
The cornea influences the situation and prevents damage and the evil eye. Tourmaline is called a cosmic guest with a special aura. It is not advisable to wear it all the time: unrealistic ideas may appear. Granite is indispensable for students.
The listed stones as talismans bring only benefits.
Medicinal properties
Gray agate
The healing powers of pearls have been known since ancient times. The stone has a beneficial effect on the human nervous system and psychological state. It cures kidney diseases and liver pathologies, normalizes blood pressure and relieves eye pain.
Agate cures stomach diseases and acts as a pain reliever. The stone removes nervous disorders, calms, relieves insomnia and bad dreams.
Hematite and tourmaline also have magical healing powers. Hematite improves men's health, eliminates problems with potency, relieves infertility and, in general, protects its owner from all diseases.
Tourmaline will also become a reliable assistant for its owner, protecting him from heart and vascular diseases. But the mineral shows its main power in treating the central nervous system and the psychological sphere of a person. It removes irritability, nervousness, apathy, fear and anxiety.
Healing qualities
You can restore order in the human body by treating individual areas with suitable minerals:
Pearl is an anti-stress, calming stone. Improves the condition of the eyes, kidneys, liver, relieves headaches and blood pressure.
Agate calms, relieves pain, cleanses the stomach and intestines. Moonstone is a friend of heart patients, protects against unstable nervous conditions, and is responsible for the gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary area.
Hematite, crushed into powder, is used to treat wounds and relieve bleeding. Inhibits, prevents the development of cancers, tumors, ulcers. Helps kidney patients with pain in the bladder area.
Granite relieves suffering in the lungs and bronchi, and reduces fever.
All types have a positive effect on the human body, cleanse waste, toxins, remove cholesterol, promote weight loss, and improve physical health.
How to care
In order for marble products to serve for a long time and maintain their beauty, they need to be cleaned regularly.
Rules of care:
- Wipe surfaces with a soft cloth.
- You can polish it at home with suede. Polishes should be labeled “for marble.”
- If you apply a special polish to the surface of the product, it will create a protective film and repel dust.
- White spirit is suitable for getting rid of greasy stains. It must be applied carefully so that a halo of a different color does not appear around the stains.
- If mold appears on the surface of the facing stone due to high humidity, you need to treat it with a low concentration chlorine solution.
To clean marble, do not use metal brushes, vacuum cleaners, abrasives, or acids.
Photo of gray stones
Best time to buy
Heliotrope is a mineral that is associated with progress, development, the pursuit of goals, and the energy of youth. Therefore, it is recommended to purchase it during the waxing Moon, best of all - when the thin moon first appears in the sky.
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Onyx products
Archaeologists find products made from colored minerals in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Rome and Greece. In the ancient world, both men and women wore jewelry with this gem. According to legend, the walls of Solomon's Temple were made of onyx. They had no windows, but sunlight penetrated through the translucent finishing stone.
In the Roman Empire, stone was often used for mosaics, decorating baths and houses, and making figures and statues. In Greece they made temple utensils. In India, one of the most popular onyx figurines is still the elephant. And in Medieval Europe, rosaries, rosaries, and church bowls were made from this material.
The stone has not lost its relevance even now. It is rarely used for decoration. Most often, the panels are made of marble, reminiscent of onyx. Polymer materials with a similar pattern are often used. The main direction of modern use of gems is the manufacture of dishes, jewelry, furniture inlay, and the manufacture of lamps.
How to wear onyx
The beautiful gem, like most of its fellows, is picky about people. He needs to first “scan” the energy of the new owner and get used to it. Compatibility is checked as standard for precious minerals: the stone is held in the hands. The feeling of comfort means that you can wear jewelry as much as you want. Worry is a warning: you will have to pay an exorbitant price for the protection of the stone.
Black onyx bracelet
The magical mineral onyx works better when worn constantly. But even if it suits the horoscope, with long contact it can “whisper” to the owner a desire to get rich at any cost. If a person’s character has become tougher, the jewelry with the stone is temporarily removed.
- To enhance the magic of the gem, it is worn in the solar plexus area or on the index finger of the main hand.
- Onyx is a cold stone, so it is appropriate in winter, early spring or chilly autumn.
- The effect of the mineral is strongest on people from middle age.
The gem is not picky when storing: a spacious box is enough so that the stones do not rub. Clean the stone with a medium-hard toothbrush in soapy water. If there is more than one onyx in the decoration, add baking soda. You can rub the insert with bread crumbs.
The mineral is not afraid of heat, but in bright light it discolors to gray.
The stone absorbs negativity, but only shares positive energy with the owner. Therefore, it is periodically cleaned under running cold water and recharged with moonlight.
Snow Obsidian
This mineral cannot be completely classified as a gray stone, but on a dense black background it has a very beautiful pattern of grayish spots reminiscent of snowflakes or stars. This is a common and inexpensive material for decorations and crafts, but it looks extremely stylish and noble.
Do not consider the gray color of minerals boring and uninteresting. It is gentle, versatile, discreet and very stylish. The main thing is to learn how to correctly fit it into your image.
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