Posts Tagged ‘Agate’
Tebetan Stripe Dzi 四线线珠
Posted in Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Dzi, Dzi Beads, 西藏至纯天珠, 西藏天珠, Stripe Dzi, Talismans, Tibetan Dzi, Vajrayana Buddhism, 四线线珠, 天珠, tagged Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Dzi, Dzi Beads, 西藏至纯天珠, 西藏天珠, Stripe Dzi, Talismans, Tibetan Dzi, Vajrayana Buddhism, 四线线珠, 天珠 on 06/11/2010| Leave a Comment »
Suiseki art of stone Moss agate
Posted in Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Silver Jewelry, Suiseki, Talismans, 水石, tagged Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Silver Jewelry, Suiseki, Talismans, 水石 on 06/10/2010| Leave a Comment »
Tibetan Dzi Green Tara 西藏天珠
Posted in Agate, Amber, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Dzi, Dzi Beads, 西藏至纯天珠, 西藏天珠, Talismans, Tibetan Dzi, Vajrayana Buddhism, 天珠, tagged Agate, Amber, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Dzi, Dzi Beads, 西藏至纯天珠, 西藏天珠, Talismans, Tibetan Dzi, Vajrayana Buddhism, 天珠 on 03/10/2010| Leave a Comment »
Tibetan Dragon Dzi 特殊六佛眼天珠 龙眼天珠
Posted in Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 特殊六佛眼天珠, 玛瑙, Dragon Dzi, Dzi, Dzi Beads, 西藏至纯天珠, 西藏天珠, 龙眼天珠, Talismans, Tibetan Dzi, Vajrayana Buddhism, 天珠, tagged Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 特殊六佛眼天珠, 玛瑙, Dragon Dzi, Dzi, Dzi Beads, 西藏至纯天珠, 西藏天珠, 龙眼天珠, Talismans, Tibetan Dzi, Vajrayana Buddhism, 天珠 on 01/10/2010| Leave a Comment »
Tibetan Dzi Wavy Form 波纹状天珠
Posted in Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Dzi, Dzi Beads, 西藏至纯天珠, 西藏天珠, Rock Crystal Ball, Talismans, Tibetan Dzi, Vajrayana Buddhism, 天珠, 波纹状天珠, tagged Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Dzi, Dzi Beads, 西藏至纯天珠, 西藏天珠, Rock-Crystal Ball, Talismans, Tibetan Dzi, Vajrayana Buddhism, 天珠, 波纹状天珠 on 01/10/2010| Leave a Comment »
药师琉璃
Posted in Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 药师琉璃, Gemstone, Medicine Buddha, Ring, Talismans, tagged Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 药师琉璃, Gemstone, Medicine Buddha, Ring, Talismans on 19/09/2010| Leave a Comment »
Bloodstone Ring 血石
Posted in Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, Bloodstone, 血石, Gemstone, Ring, Silver Jewelry, Suiseki, Talismans, 水石, tagged Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, Bloodstone, 血石, Gemstone, Ring, Silver Jewelry, Suiseki, Talismans, 水石 on 29/08/2010| Leave a Comment »
In the Leyden papyrus the bloodstone is praised as an amulet in the following extravagant terms:
The world has no greater thing; if any one have this with him he will be given whatever he asks for; it also assuages the wrath of kings and despots, and whatever the wearer says will be believed. Whoever bears this stone, which is a gem, and pronounces the name engraved upon it, will find all doors open, while bonds and stone walls will be rent asunder.
Eye Agate Ring
Posted in Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Eye Agate, Ring, Silver Jewelry, Suiseki, Talismans, 水石, tagged Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Eye Agate, Ring, Silver Jewelry, Suiseki, Talismans, 水石 on 21/08/2010| Leave a Comment »
Petrified wood ring 木化石
Posted in Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Fossil, Petrified wood, petrified wood ring, Ring, Silver Jewelry, Suiseki, Talismans, Wood turned into stone, 木化石, 水石, tagged Agate, Amulets, Bigluck, 玛瑙, Fossil, Petrified wood, petrified wood ring, Ring, Silver Jewelry, Suiseki, Talismans, Wood turned into stone, 木化石, 水石 on 21/08/2010| Leave a Comment »
Petrified wood (from the Greek root petro meaning “rock” or “stone”; literally “wood turned into stone”) is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. It is the result of a tree having turned completely into stone by the process of permineralization. All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (most often a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original structure of the wood. Unlike other types of fossils which are typically impressions or compressions, petrified wood is a three dimensional representation of the original organic material. The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried under sediment and is initially preserved due to a lack of oxygen which inhibits aerobic decomposition. Mineral-laden water flowing through the sediment deposits minerals in the plant’s cells and as the plant’s lignin and cellulose decay, a stone mould forms in its place.
In general, wood takes fewer than 100 years to petrify. The organic matter needs to become petrified before it decomposes completely.[1] A forest where the wood has petrified becomes known as a petrified forest.
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