Calcite rosette

[Guest guest]

At 02:01 PM 12/15/01 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi All,

>

>I was gifted with a small stone that I believe was told was a calcite in

>a rosette form. Anyone know anything about these? I can't quite

>remember what they called it - chagong, or chinog, or ch.... Can't

>remember. It is in earth tones, with some blues and whites in it.

 

A rosette form of gypsum is called a Desert Rose. Don't know if I'm aware

of a calcite rosette.

 

 

>This woman also gave me a bunch of stuff I don't know much about how to

>use - STAUROLITE (or fairy cross),

 

An easy search for Staurolite. There's a State Park in Virginia where they

are found and Georgia's state mineral:

http://www.geobop.com/World/NA/US/GA/Geo.htm

 

> COPAL,

 

Akin to Amber. Petrified plant resin. Personally I enjoy the fresh resin as

incense it seems particularly spiritual to me.

 

>even something she called WATER STONE (looks like a cross between clear

>quartz and a Herkimer diamond).

 

http://www.monmouth.com/~mfrank/waterstone.html

 

I'll be looking forward to what others bring in too.

 

Byron

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Wow! What a nice Christmas!

 

I am not familiar with calcite rosettes, nothing about this form of

calcite in Melody's book. There's lots of good stuff about staurite,

which I am also unfamiliar with...

 

" ...crystalized tears of fairies, formed when the fairies were

informed of the death of Christ. Used in ceremonies of " white magic "

and can facilitate the action of the rituals...worn by Pocohontas..

can also be used to provide a connection between the physical, astral

and extra-terrestriial planes... " Plus lots more...

 

Copal I know. It is fossilized tree sap, possibly an intermediary

stage beteen running sap and amber. It is flammable (for some reason)

and has been used for centuries by the Mayans as incense. Since I live

in Mexico and can buy it at the local market fairly cheap, I burn a

small nugget each morning at the entrance to our business/home. It's

aroma is slightly sweet and delicious. It gives me a chance to say

thank you for yesterday and ask for a blessing on today.

 

Water stone, hmmmm, interesting. I recently bought a small cluster of

quartz like points. They were extremely clear, and I thought perhaps

it might be the Mexican variety of a Herkimer cluster. A geologist

friend said no, it was just quartz, but what does he know! Perhaps I

stumbled upon a water stone cluster?? Actually, I really think it's

Mexican Herkimer.

 

What else did you get??? This is vicarious fun!

 

Namaste,

 

Sally

, " Susan S. Bosco " <sbosco@s...>

wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> I was gifted with a small stone that I believe was told was a

calcite in a rosette form. Anyone know anything about these? This

woman also gave me a bunch of stuff I don't know much about how to use

- STAUROLITE (or fairy cross), COPAL, even something she called

WATER STONE (looks like a cross between clear quartz and a Herkimer

diamond). Anyone know about these?