紫鋰輝石原礦

祖母綠

Emeralds are fascinating gemstones. They show the most beautiful, deepest and most brilliant green imaginable: Emerald green. Inclusions are allowed, and nevertheless, in top qualities fine Emerald are even more valuable than diamonds.


The name Emerald was derived from French "esmeraude” which in turn goes back via Latin to the Greek root "smaragdos”, meaning simply "green gemstone”. There are uncountable adventure stories involving this splendid gemstone. Even the ancient Incas and Aztecs in South America, where the best Emeralds are still being found today, worshipped it as a holy stone. However, probably the most ancient occurrences which were known are located near the Red Sea. These gemstone mines were already exploited by Egyptian Pharaohs between 3000 and 1500 B.C., gained fame under he name of "Cleopatra’s Mines”, but had already run out when they were rediscovered.

Many centuries ago in the Veda, the ancient sacred writings of Hinduism, there was written down information on the valuable green gemstones and their healing power: ”Emeralds promise good luck”, or ”The Emerald enhances your well-being”. It does not come as a surprise, then, that the treasure chests of Indian Maharajas and Maharanis contained most wonderful Emeralds. One of the largest Emeralds in the world is the "Mogul Emerald”. It goes back to the year 1695, weighs 217.80 carats and is about 10 cm high. One side is inscribed with prayers, on the other side there are engraved opulent flower ornaments. The legendary Emerald was auctioned off at Christie’s of London for 2.2 million US dollars to an anonymous buyer.

Emeralds have been coveted ever since ancient times. Some of the most famous Emeralds can therefore be admired in museums and collections. For example, The New York Museum of Natural History not only shows a cup from pure Emerald which was owned by Emperor Jehingar, but also a Colombian Emerald crystal weighing 632 carats. The collection owned by the Bank of Bogota contains no less than five valuable Emerald crystals weighing between 220 and 1796 carats. Also in the Irani State Treasure there are guarded some wonderful Emeralds, among them the tiara of ex-Empress Farah.

Green of Life and of Light

Emerald green is the colour of life and of eternally returning spring. For centuries, however, it has also been the colour of beauty and of eternal love. Even in ancient Rome green was the colour dedicated to Venus, goddess of love and beauty. Today there are still many cultures and religions where green holds a special position. For example, green is the holy colour of Islam. All states of the Arabian league sport green banners symbolising the unity of their religion. But also within the Catholic church green holds an important status, as among the liturgy colours green is considered the most natural and elementary one.

Splendid Emerald green is a colour communicating harmony, love of nature and a primeval joy of life. You cannot ever get too much of this unique colour, as Pliny already pointed out "Green is pleasant to the eye without tiring it.”. Green is characterised as fresh and full of life, never as monotonous. And as this colour keeps on changing gradually between bright daylight and artificial lamplight, Emerald green in all its hues and shades will preserve its vivid energy.

Fingerprints of Nature

The vivid brilliance of its colour makes Emerald a unique gemstone indeed. But really good qualities are rare, as inclusions will often spoil the impression - traces of an active history of origin characterising the gemstone. Fine inclusions, after all, do not diminish the value; on the contrary. An Emerald of deep, vivid green with inclusions will be valued higher than an inclusion-free stone of paler colour. Almost endearingly, experts call the many crystal inclusions or fissures which are so typical for this gemstone a "jardin”. The tender green plant-like structures in the Emerald garden are considered as identifying characteristics of a naturally grown Emerald.

Where do they come from and why are they acceptable? In order to answer this question we must look back in history over 65 million years to the times when Emeralds were created. From a chemical-mineralogical point of view, Emeralds are beryllium aluminium silicates achieving the good hardness of 7.5 to 8. Like blue, pale pink Morganite, golden Heliodor and pale green Beryl, Emerald is also a member the Beryl gemstone family. Pure Beryl is colourless. Colours only exist when traces of certain elements are added in the process. For Emerald, traces of chrome are mainly responsible for the fascinating colour. These elements usually occur concentrated in the Earth crust at completely different locations from beryllium, and therefore Emeralds should not exist at all. However, in the course of extreme tectonic processes these contrary elements were brought together and created one of our most beautiful crystals in the process of crystallising under enormous heat and high pressure. Due to the tensions involved in the geological conditions there occurred several smaller or larger disturbances during creation. And a view inside the heart of an Emerald, with a magnifying glass or a microscope, will tell us something about the wild and vivid process of creating this unique jewel: there may be smaller or larger fissures recognisable, perhaps there will be a miniature crystal or a small bubble within, and a variety of structures may be discerned. Some of these phenomena had the time to heal out in the growth phase and show the serrated three-phase-inclusions, which are so typical for Colombian emeralds: cavities filled with liquid, often containing also a small gas bubble and tiny crystals.

Obeying the laws of logic, such a history of creation makes it virtually impossible for larger crystals to grow without imperfections. Therefore, then, it is a rare event indeed when a larger emerald of good colour and good transparency is found. And this is why such fine Emeralds are so valuable. But the very fact that Emeralds have a vivid past mean that we like to see traces of this in the stone - provided there is only a fine "jardin” apparent in the stone, and not a wildly overgrown and untamed jungle of a garden, which negatively effects colour and transparency.

The World of Fine Emeralds

Colombia is still the main country of occurrence for fine Emeralds. About 150 mining sites are known there, but not all of these are currently being exploited. The most famous names in this context are Muzo and Chivor, where even in pre-Colombian times the Incas mined Emeralds. The economically most important mine is Coscuez. Estimates ascribe about three quarters of the current Colombian emerald production to the about 60 locations belonging to the Coscuez mine. Colombian Emeralds are set apart from Emeralds of other origin by their especially fine and brilliant green which is not influenced by any bluish tinge. Depending on the place of occurrence, the colour of Emerald may vary. This fascinatingly beautiful colour is highly coveted in the international Emerald trade, so that even visible inclusions which can be discerned with the mere eye are acceptable. But Colombia has more to offer: from Colombian Emerald mines occasionally there come Emerald rarities on the market, like "Trapiche-emeralds” displaying a six-ray-star, or like the extremely rare Emerald Cat’s Eye.

Although undoubtedly the best and finest qualities of emeralds are from Colombia, it would be wrong to suppose that the "birthplace” of a stone automatically guarantees immaculate quality. Fine emeralds are also found in other countries such as the Zambia, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan or Russia. Mainly Zambia, Zimbabwe and Brazil have gained an international reputation for fine Emeralds. From Zambia there are exported excellent Emerald crystals in a beautiful, deep emerald green showing good transparency. Their colour is usually darker than that of Colombian stones and often has a fine bluish undertone. From Zimbabwe’s famous Sandawana mines there come usually smaller, but very fine Emeralds in a vivid and deep green, often with a slight yellowish-green shade. Brazil’s gemstone mine Nova Era at present even challenges the famous Colombian Emerald mines: their production of Emeralds in beautiful shades of green compete in their attractive beauty with the gemstones offered by the neighbouring country. Because of the occurrences found in Africa and Brazil, Emeralds are fortunately available in larger amounts today than in earlier times - much to the pleasure of their fans.

A Capricious Gemstone

The good hardness may well protect Emeralds from scratches to some extent, but its brittle structure and the many fissures can make cutting, setting and cleaning the stone somewhat problematic. Cutting Emeralds always means a new challenge even for experienced cutters, on the one hand because of the high value of the rough crystal involved, on the other hand because of the frequent inclusions. But this does not diminish their fascination with the unique gemstone. They have developed a special cut, especially for Emeralds: the so-called emerald-cut. The clear design of the rectangular or square cut with its bevelled edges underlines the beauty of the valuable gemstone perfectly, while at the same time offering protection from mechanical strain. Emeralds, however, are also cut in many other, usually classical shapes. But if the raw material is veined by a multitude of inclusions, it is often cut as softly rounded cabochon or as Emerald pearls, which are especially popular in India.

Many Emeralds today are treated with oils or natural resins. This is customary in the trade, but it has the effect that the green jewels react often quite sensitively to in-expert treatment. For example, they must not be cleaned ultrasonically. The substances used by the cutter in the process of cutting or applied subsequently seal the fine openings on the surface of the gemstone and these would be removed in the course of such a cleaning procedure - resulting in a rather matted gemstone. Therefore Emerald rings should always be removed before the hands are immersed in any kind of detergent.

A Question of Trust

As Emerald is not only one of the most beautiful gemstones, but also one of the most valuable ones, there are unfortunately a multitude of syntheses and imitations. How can you feel safe that you do not fall for one of these impostors? The best strategy here is to buy your gemstone from an expert of your trust. Especially larger emeralds should only be purchased with an accompanying certificate provided by a renowned gemmological institute, where modern methods of analysis will be employed to assess a stone and separate natural from synthetic Emeralds, and where you will be informed about any treatments the stone was subjected to that you should know about.

And now a last piece of advice for buying Emeralds: other than diamonds, which show their sparkling brilliance even in sizes below one carat, a coloured gemstone should be preferred in larger sizes. There does exist beautiful jewellery set with smaller coloured stones as decorative accents, but Emeralds like other coloured gemstones will best display their brilliance in larger dimensions. How big your perfect Emerald should be - this depends on your personal preferences and also on your purse. Really big Emeralds of good quality are rare. In these cases the price for an Emerald of top quality will be higher than the price for an equally large diamond of the same weight. After all - Emerald is a gemstone with a unique fascination

紫鋰輝石

紫鋰輝石又稱孔賽石，孔賽石屬鋰輝石家族，鋰輝石因顏色的不同又分為紫鋰輝石、綠鋰輝石，其餘一律同稱鋰輝石，莫氏硬度6.5-7，且鋰輝石一如其名，是指含有「鋰」的礦物，顏色有紫、紅、黃、綠等⋯⋯，能發出類似鑽石的磷光，具備多向色性，從不同角度觀賞會呈現不同的色彩。美麗的孔賽石通體迷人的紫色，在光線的照射下，散發晶瑩朦朧的光芒，相當動人。

紫鋰輝石產地有加州、阿富汗、巴西、緬甸、馬達加斯加等地。另外，因為孔賽石的致色離子不穩定，若長時間曝曬於陽光下，會造成褪色，所以孔賽石的珠寶創作適合也建議於夜晚佩戴，因此又有夜之寶石、暗夜寶石等稱號。

孔賽石屬鋰輝石家族，鋰輝石因顏色的不同又分為紫鋰輝石、綠鋰輝石，其餘一律同稱鋰輝石，莫氏硬度6.5-7，且鋰輝石一如其名，是指含有「鋰」的礦物，顏色有紫、紅、黃、綠等⋯⋯，能發出類似鑽石的磷光，具備多向色性，從不同角度觀賞會呈現不同的色彩。美麗的孔賽石通體迷人的紫色，在光線的照射下，散發晶瑩朦朧的光芒，相當動人。產地有加州、阿富汗、巴西、緬甸、馬達加斯加等地。另外，因為孔賽石的致色離子不穩定，若長時間曝曬於陽光下，會造成褪色，所以孔賽石的珠寶創作適合也建議於夜晚佩戴，因此又有夜之寶石、暗夜寶石等稱號。

因而可知，孔賽石的保養平日最好收藏於珠寶盒，絕對要避免光線的直接曝曬照射，同時也要避免大力撞擊，並且儘量於夜晚佩戴，讓色澤能保持長久。再者，在挑選上，以顏色越鮮豔，內含物越少越純淨的，越佳越有收藏價值。

紫鋰輝石和翠綠鋰輝石都是含有多種礦物的鋰輝石。紫鋰輝石俗稱孔賽石，紫鋰輝石散發著神聖的愛與喜悅的粉紅色之光。翠綠鋰輝石承載著神聖的治癒和感激的綠色之光。紫鋰輝石的能量是內心的情感 – 學習在現實中的毎一方面看見神的愛。翠綠鋰輝石則有益於肉體層面的心臟 –在物質層面中體驗宇宙豐盛的源泉，進而對宇宙產生感激之情。

喜悅和感激之情兩者密不可分的。當一個人因生命中發生的某些事而感到喜悅，同時也會因此而感恩，當內心理解到是宇宙所賜與的禮物而心生感激之情，無可避免的，內心自然會感到喜悅不已。由喜悅和感激的情緒所產生的能量流，類似於雙螺旋結構，如同我們DNA的構造圖。當我們感到喜悅，我們接受神的愛全部的能量。當我們表達內心的感恩，我們將這一份愛回送給宇宙。ㄧ來ㄧ去的流程，創造了宇宙與物質世界之間能量的交換。

雖然，我們不過是廣闊無垠星空、宇宙意識中的一點火花。我們在神聖的計劃中，各自扮演著極其重要的角色。許多人覺得，人類是一個落後、不值得被愛的物種，不斷地犯下彼此傷害的各種罪行，互相抵抗、對立，破壞、傷害所生活的世界。這樣的心態，與宇宙神聖力量的源頭產生分離，應該沉殿下來，重新思考其行為。

紫鋰輝石和翠綠鋰輝石提醒我們，透過喜悅和感恩的心與宇宙中無量的愛重新連接，我們將視一切萬有是神聖的。重新與神連結，我們將會得到人類“救贖”的更新機會。

紫鋰輝石和翠綠鋰輝石出現，成為你的盟友時，正是提醒你，生命中喜悅、感激之情的力量。當你體驗這些情感的那一刻，正經歷重新與神聖的造物主結合。感恩是肯定與宇宙間的交流。當你表達對生命的一切經歷心存感激時，會讓你與一切萬有的源頭，產生一道給予、接收的能量流。這股能量的流動強化與一切眾生的連結。

喜悅是感受到與內心的聯繫。當你感到喜悅，正是肯定造物者與受造之物間牢不可破的結合，於此歡愉的狀態，將體悟到與萬物間的相互關聯性，以及宇宙對你的愛存在之美。

紫鋰輝石和翠綠鋰輝石幫助你憶起與生命本源的連結，以及無限創造的歡慶。感謝你的經驗，你的生活，你的創造。感謝宇宙讓你是一個有意識覺知的存在，能夠學習、成長、改變。慶祝自己是在地球上的火花，神聖之光的喜悅。與他人分享這份喜悅和感恩，很快地，整體人類將提高到理解和愛的一個新的水平。

脈輪中心：心

肯定語：我喜悅地感謝收到的禮物。

Amanda Translated from The Crystal Path to Self Knowledge by Naisha Ahsian

以下文字摘自卡崔娜．拉斐爾的< 水晶光能啟蒙>一書

紫鋰輝石，是一件贈與地球的特別禮物，它的臨在散發著一股深度的平靜與平衡，它是一顆敞開的淨化之心，能領悟所有的事物，已淩駕並超越執著和依附，已了解無條件的愛與慈悲，且永恒無所畏懼。

心輪，是最重要的能量中心，它位於身體的中樞，掌管著上下各三個脈輪的平衡。如果心輪是清澈與敞開的，其他所有脈輪將與心輪聯合運作，心輪將它的循環運行至整個身體，所有系統與組織因而受生命能量的滋養，正如同心臟將充滿氧氣的血液送去餵養所有的身體細胞，心輪將它的強力影響，放送至所有的脈輪能量中心。

紫鋰輝石展現出『心』的成熟狀態: 敞開、清澈、安全、堅強、有活力、明亮閃爍、平衡與洋溢著愛，紫鋰輝石表達情緒的平衡，促使心的內在次元被經驗，將使個人能連結他們愛的無盡泉源。

紫鋰輝石的天然形體擁有平行的條紋紋路，沿著水晶的長度分布，每當你看見類似此種條紋紋路時，它代表著「能量將以非常快的速度移送貫穿礦石」。這個加速的能量運行，將自動地提升任何周遭元素的振動頻率，藉此，許多較低的負面能量會被融解與消散。

紫鋰輝石是一種主要的心輪三位一體的礦石，它的目的在於 ~ 準備將已內化的自我之愛(由粉晶所啟發的)奉獻於外在的表達，在這個階段的發展，需要全然的臣服，放掉所有過去捆綁心的恐懼與憂傷，或對未來的焦慮期待。

紫鋰輝石是一個永續活躍的『當下』狀態，存在於完美的片刻中。當紫鋰輝石被放置或佩帶於心輪上時，它的能量將穿透情緒的障礙，使個人能去經驗他們內心世界的純淨。因為靈魂以心輪為在身上的停留之處，紫鋰輝石的經驗，使個人能與他們的內在本質接觸。

以近距離去觀看紫鋰輝石時，可發現淡粉紅色與淡紫色光束，這代表紫鋰輝石擁有在心智(紫色)與心(粉紅色)之間，創造一個平衡的能力。紫鋰輝石將它的能量從心傳導至頭部，去轉化與情緒障礙有關連的思維模式，只有當依附在那些思維上的思想與情感二者被中和時，一個完全的療癒始能發生。

在寶石等級上，紫鋰輝石展現屬於粉紅色光譜礦石中最純淨的透明度，這種水晶透明度，是紫鋰輝石在新世紀礦石中贏得一席之地的主要理由，它象徵著一個在思想與情感上喜悅的純粹表達，它是積極的自我之愛狀態，已準備好隨時無條件的給與，無所企求或期待。當與粉紅電氣石(粉紅碧璽）配合使用時，紫鋰輝石的心靈喜悅之光，將被傳導至這個世界中。

紫鋰輝石貢獻自己成為一個具有強大力量的個人靜心礦石，它能被用在平衡負面的情緒與混亂的心智狀態。採取坐姿，使脊椎保持挺直，將一塊紫鋰輝石握在胸口中心前，來練習這種靜心。

吸氣時，將紫鋰輝石的淨化能量吸入且注滿心房，觀想一道粉紅色的光束上升至第三眼中心處，並暫時屏住呼吸。當這道光束到達前額時，吐氣 ~ 並以心智力投射一道粉紫色的光束回到心房，以這種方式持續進行十一分鐘，你會驚喜見其效果，這種靜心將淨化心智，平撫情緒，使你處於平靜平衡的狀態。

在水晶治療中，當紫鋰輝被放置在心輪時，可在心輪上方二至三英寸處，使用一個透明發電機水晶，以順時針方向旋轉，這樣做將會引導紫鋰輝石的力量進入心的內在領域，並將能量場封住，以保護外在的負面影響力。

如果你仍繼續處於非常集中的狀態，可將透明發電機水晶的尖端停留在紫鋰輝石的正上方，此時，透過透明發電機水晶傳導你自己的治療意念，這樣將以更大的力量對紫鋰輝石充電，這是一個先進的技巧，只能在接受者已準備好且能夠有意識地放掉他們的恐懼時使用，以透明水晶對紫鋰輝石充電的方式，能提升能量至極高的頻率，而清除任何綑綁與束縛心輪的障礙。

紫鋰輝石是一個理想的礦石，去送給那些在生活上有調適與運作困難的孩童，紫鋰輝石的溫柔粉紅色光束，將撫慰他們的心，並淨化困處於髒汙或負面振動頻率下，在能量場上所累積的任何陰影，紫鋰輝石也是一個很好的礦石，讓星星小孩或降靈存在體佩帶，用來幫助他們適應地球的環境與能量。