Healing Crystals From Lebanon / Any Info Anyone??

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Lebanon isn't really known for its minerals. There are some EXCELLENT

fossils there, shale, sandstone and chert are common, as well as many

varieties of limestone and conglomerate stone. Sometimes the limestone will

contain veins of quartz, but this is nothing unusual as quartz is so common.

Sometimes you'll find coral or other fossils that have been silicified.

The organic parts of the creature are replaced by silica, thus creating

quartz and opal. So its not inconceivable that you could find small amounts

of these materials in the form of a fossil or cast.

Occasionally small amounts of amber are found, but its not gemmy

material due to being very brittle. Supposedly this amber sometimes contains

good insect matter though.

Due to its past volcanic activity, finds of basalt and lava rock are

common. Coal can also be found.

There are caves where one can find dolomitic limestone, which sometimes

forms as crystals. Sometimes in these caves one can find geodes containing

quartz crystals.

Dolomite is always found below the earth's surface. Dolomite beds

begin as calcite and aragonite-rich limestone, but magnesium-rich groundwater

with a high saline level that you'll find near oceanic areas flows across the

bed and changes it into dolomite. Hence the forementioned calcite- you'll

sometimes find calcite that hasn't been metamorphosed into dolomite. Most of

Lebanon in the past was an area of ocean, so thats why there are so many

fossils and the dolomite that is formed by salty water.

This was all I could learn in my geology links about Lebanon- sorry I

couldn't help you more.

Happy hunting!

Blessings, Samantha

 

 

 

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1.4 MINERALS OF LEBANON

There are few 'exciting' minerals in Lebanon. Good crystals of calcite are

common and sometimes calcite or quartz filled geodes occur in rocks.

Metallic minerals appear to be confined to the iron ores of haematite and

limonite.

 

 

BJK