Black Spinel
Black spinel
Presentation :
Names) :
- Spinel, Gahnospinel and Ceylanite: Cobaltiferous Spinel, Pleonaste.
Etymology:
- Perhaps from the Latin spina=thorn (Agricola, 1546) | Gahnospinelle: From the mixture between Spinel and Gahnite | Ceylanite: From the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | Pléonaste: From the Greek pleonasmos=surplus (Hauy, 1801).
Group, Family:
- Spinel Group.
Color :
- Red, Orange, dark yellow, yellow, apple green, light green, green, dark green, green-black (Ceylanite and Pleonaste variety), blue, light blue, dark blue to blue-black (Gahnospinel), blue-mauve, intense/deep blue (Cobaltiferous Spinel), violet, purple, dark magenta, magenta, red-magenta, brown, black (Ceylanite and Pleonaste variety); Sometimes Asterism (4, 6, rarely 12 or even 18) or Chatoyancy. Rarely changes color.
Chandelier:
- Glassy.
Origin :
- Myanmar (formerly Burma), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, Italy, Africa: Tanzania, etc.
Crystal system:
- Cubic.
Chemical composition:
- Spinel: MgAl2O4 forms three series with: 1) Magnesiochromite: MgCr2O4 | 2) Gahnite: ZnAl2O4 with Gahnospinel: (Mg,Zn)Al2O4 as intermediate member | 3) Hercynite: Fe2+Al2O4 with Ceylanite: (Mg,Fe2+)Al2O4 as intermediate member. | Coloration: Blue-grey to Blue-green: Iron in the form of Fe3+ and Fe2+ in tetrahedral coordination | Deep blue: Cobalt in the form of Co2+ and Iron in the form of Fe2+ in tetrahedral coordination | Pink to Red: Chromium in the form of Cr3+ in octahedral coordination | Violet to Purple: Cf Red+Blue-grey, etc.
Transparency:
- Transparent to Translucent.
Hardness:
- 7 - 8.
Cleavage:
- Imperfect.
Break:
- Conchoidal, irregular.
Line color:
- Usually white.
Impact resistance:
- Good.
Heat resistance:
- Good.
Properties, benefits and virtues:
Virtues on the physical level:
- Helps reduce fatigue and replenish energy at all levels.
- Facilitates detoxification of the intestines and digestive system.
- Supports the legs, female reproductive system, bladder and prostate.
- Effectively treats bone pain, inflammation, muscle pain, tissue firming.
Virtues on the psychological, emotional and mental level:
- Promotes introspection and self-knowledge.
- Chases away bad thoughts and dark ideas.
- Absorbs anger and negative feelings such as resentment, irritation and agitation.
- Promotes patience and perseverance in the face of obstacles and helps you not to give up and continue on your path to achieving your goals.
- Chase away fears and anxieties.
- Protects against night terrors during the night.
Virtues on the spiritual level:
- A powerful stone of protection against negative and malicious energies (black magic and various manipulations), attempts at "hard", repetitive and malicious psychic intrusions. It protects against murderous or mean words, and jealous people.
- An anchoring stone that allows you to center yourself and return to your point of balance, and reconnects people who are not sufficiently grounded. It allows you to see things through and achieve your goals.
Environmental benefits:
- It has properties similar to those of black tourmaline, but more intense, and is particularly powerful for grounding those who are a bit in the clouds. It is a very powerful protective stone that returns negativity to its source.
Chakras:
- Root Chakra, 1st Ch.
Cleaning, recharging, reprogramming:
- Clean with clear spring water or filtered water (never add salt to the water. Salt alters the structure of the mineral and the abyss). Soak the mineral overnight in an unmarked glass container, then take it out in the morning to rinse it with fresh spring or filtered water.
- Direct charging on a crystal or amethyst druse, in a crystal or amethyst geode. You can also place a dozen laser crystals or rocks in a circle (like a time dial), points towards the center, and place your minerals in the center to charge them. Another method is to place your minerals in a singing bowl: Tibetan or crystal bowl, (on a cotton cloth to avoid bowl/mineral vibrations), then ring the bowl to fill your minerals with this sound energy. Last method is to place your minerals on a disc (wood or mineral) engraved with the flower of life or the seal of Solomon or any other form of sacred geometry.
- Reprogramming: Reprogramming is not about telling your mineral what to do or not to do, but about putting the mineral in resonate with you to ask it to do what it needs to do, for you. Reprogramming must be done after each cleansing and must remain simple. Example of reprogramming: "I ask this mineral to bring me all the virtues and benefits on the different levels, for my greater good as well as for the greater good of the people around me."
