Chemical formula: silica
Hardness: 5
Specific gravity: 2.35
Refractive index: 1.48- 1.5 1
Crystal system: hexagonal crystal system
Origin: Hawaii, Japan, Java, Indonesia, Brazil.
Obsidian is usually black, but brown, gray and a small amount of red, blue and even green can also be seen. They may all be monochrome, striped and spotted. The most famous one is rainbow obsidian with flashing rainbow, and some items are oval, forming so-called monocular obsidian or binocular obsidian. However, from the price point of view, rainbow monocular obsidian and rainbow binocular obsidian are the most expensive, because in addition to the relatively scarce output, the appearance is also quite beautiful.
Obsidian is mostly distributed in areas with volcanic activity, such as Hawaii, Japan and Java Island in Indonesia, and others are produced in Iceland, Hungary, Lipari Islands in Italy, the former Soviet Union, Mexico, Ecuador and Guatemala. Dark black monocular obsidian is distributed in Arizona and New Mexico, and is called "Apache Tears" by Indians.
Because the pure energy of obsidian belongs to absorption energy, it is generally recommended to wear the right hand. Almost all crystals wear a left hand, but obsidian can wear a right hand. Because according to the principle of China ancient gas method, the left hand is air intake and the right hand is air exhaust. Wearing obsidian in the right hand helps to absorb its negative energy, including unclean things or illness, and even bad luck. But obsidian can wear left hand or right hand, depending on which energy attribute you want. Generally speaking, if you want to prevent some bad negative energy, you can wear it on your left hand so that bad energy will not invade.
Obsidian is extremely evil, which can effectively resolve negative energy. Among the ancient Buddhist relics in China, there are quite a few obsidian relics or Buddha statues about town houses or exorcism. Obsidian is also the best gem for Buddhist practice now. In the crystal family, obsidian is also one of the strongest crystals to eliminate negative energy. Therefore, it can be placed in a place where evil spirits are heavy, or even made into a black obsidian Buddha statue, which has better evil spirits.
In fact, the most reliable method is that the goods you buy must have an appraisal certificate issued by an authoritative national jewelry and jade testing institution, and more importantly, you need to know some crystal knowledge.
A look at the selection of materials: crystal products with excellent selection of materials should not see gas-liquid inclusions with star-shaped, cloud-like and flocculent distribution. The texture is pure, smooth and crystal clear. If cracks and spots of different shades are found, they are defective.
Second, look at the workmanship: there are two kinds of processing techniques for crystal products, namely grinding and carving. Such as crystal necklaces, bracelets, earrings, etc. Belonging to abrasive products; Guanyin statue, painted snuff bottle, etc. It belongs to sculpture. A well-made crystal product should be exquisite, which can fully show the external beauty (shape, style, symmetry, etc. ) crystal products, but also to maximize its inner beauty (crystal clear, smart color).
Third, look at polishing: the quality of polishing directly affects the value of crystal products. The crystal must be polished with emery during processing, and rough production will make the crystal surface have friction marks. Good crystal products have good natural transparency and luster, which is "burning with fire" in the local dialect.
Fourth, look at the eyelet: For crystal products (such as necklaces, bracelets and beads), it depends on whether the eyelet is straight, whether the eyelet thickness is symmetrical, whether there are small cracks, and the eyelet wall must be clear and transparent without "white spots".
Look at the color: even the same crystal, the texture and color of different parts are different. It belongs to monochrome. If the chromaticity is uniform and there are shades on the same crystal, it is required that its tone texture is beautiful and generous.
Sixth, look at coordination: when buying crystal ornaments, try them on, depending on size, tightness and length. If it is inlaid ornaments, see if it is firm, straight and harmonious. You should also pay attention to whether the style and color of crystal ornaments are in harmony with your figure, skin color, face shape and clothing.
Observation appearance: the rock crystal is crystal clear and moist, the surface seems to have a thin layer of oil color, and the white crystal is blue; The artificial crystal looks dry and white.
Touch it with your hand: the crystal stone is cold and greasy; Artificial crystals don't feel this way.
Hardness test: the hardness of rock crystal is higher than that of artificial crystal and glass. If the two intersect, you will find problems.
Check the color: the stone crystal is naturally formed, its color is uneven, the same object will have color difference, and there may be tiny impurities or filiform traces during the period; Artificial crystal or glass products have the same color and high purity.
Another feature that distinguishes crystal from artificial crystal is its luster. The surface of rock crystal ornaments is oily luster, and the surface of synthetic crystal ornaments is glass luster. At present, there is no synthetic crystal with oily luster.
Although crystal is not a precious gem, it is more and more loved by men, women and children all over the world because of its unparalleled medical effect and low price. As a crystal lover, everyone wants to have all kinds of crystals, whether natural or synthetic, but he must want to know whether his crystal is synthetic or natural.
There are a large number of synthetic crystal necklaces in the gem market, which are made of common colorless crystals, dark brown series (including smoky gray and dark brown) and purple series (including lavender, grayish purple and deep purple), as well as yellow series (light yellow, yellow and golden yellow) and green series (yellow-green, light green, dark green and dark green) that are not common to people. They are inexpensive, adding a lot of elegance to the ladies. However, some crystal merchants are unwilling to admit that their crystals are synthetic, and often sell synthetic crystal necklaces with "rock crystal necklaces". So it is necessary to identify whether it is a synthetic crystal necklace or a rock crystal necklace.
Now colorless crystal necklaces and tea crystal necklaces on the market can be described as natural and synthetic, while colored crystal necklaces are mostly synthetic crystals. There are few real natural colored crystals, and it is even more useless to make necklaces: Obsidian has an extremely powerful exorcism effect, which can avoid the interference of negative energy, strongly resolve negative energy, and remove unpleasant musty taste and bad luck. Whether it is worn on the body or at home, it is the best guardian stone in life! Among the ancient Buddhist relics in China, there are quite a few obsidian relics or Buddha statues about town houses or avoiding evil spirits. Obsidian needs to wear the right hand. Obsidian itself can absorb a lot of negative energy, but it will not be removed. Therefore, it must be thoroughly purified within a certain period of time. Personally, I recommend obsidian to bask in the sun, because the sun contains a kind of life energy, which is super powerful and is the most suitable purification method for black crystal. But don't expose yourself to the sun, it will destroy the ingredients. It's best to get it back before noon. Of course, if conditions permit, it is best to use crystal holes and clusters for purification. The purification of obsidian is best done 2-3 times a month. It is very absorbent, and if it is not purified in time, it may have a bad influence on the body! There is also a moonlight bath. It is recommended to have a full moon on the fifteenth day for one night. It can also be washed with running water 1 min. The easiest way is to soak in pure water for one night. Obsidian cylindrical pendulum Obsidian is a natural volcanic glass. When the volcano erupts, the high heat dissolves the nearby glass (that is, glass), and condenses tiny water molecules and air in it when it cools rapidly, so that when Obsidian is carved into a convex surface, the water molecules and air in it are refracted by light to form a concentric rainbow circle. Some of them are called monocular rainbow obsidian in rainbow circle, and some are called binocular obsidian in rainbow circle. Obsidian corresponds to the submarine wheel, which can enhance vitality and restore people's spirit and physical strength. It has a good balance between office workers and creative workers who use their brains too much. It can strengthen kidney, absorb pathogenic gas, improve sleep, and improve alcoholism, smoking and drug addiction. Can make people stable, relieve stress, calm down and eliminate emotional troubles. It can also strengthen the mobility, enhance the charisma and centripetal force of leaders, and help the cause. It is also known as the "leader stone". Obsidian is the most penetrating and energetic of all black gemstones, and has a strong ability to ward off evil spirits, which can strongly absorb negative energy and form an excellent protective effect on the wearer. This is a great amulet.