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Get to know about olivine

2009-9-8   Source:AYpearl

Known as the evening emerald olivine is the birthstone for August, symbolizing "the couple happiness." Peridot has been used as a reason why the symbol of marital happiness, perhaps, and its green on. Olive green, a light green --- yellow-green color.

Known as the evening emerald olivine is the birthstone for August, symbolizing "the couple happiness." Peridot has been used as a reason why the symbol of marital happiness, perhaps, and its green on. Olive green, a light green --- yellow-green color. The stability of the color is so pure, only the changes in shades of green, like a life journey of middle-aged couples walk hand in hand, they have been the children's dreams, experience the mania of young people, life is like for them good, they focus on emotions is so trivial but endless stretches. So they did not choose a symbol of springtime in the emerald green, but also did not choose a symbol of love pigeon blood red hot, and the choice of the yellow and green unchanging between husband and wife to express a reliable long-lasting feelings of happiness.
Olivine has been a favorite gem from scratch, it also has its own many of the legends. The Egyptians called peridot the "jewel in the sun," I believe it has the power of the sun, wearing it may eliminate the fear of night; in Hawaii, peridot was known as "Vulcan" in tears, perhaps because the local olive Most stones are grown in the volcanic crater rocks in spots, like a volcano emitting a teardrop, wrapped in black volcanic rocks.

Maintenance olivine jewelry
Comparison of olivine brittle stone, such as a sudden rupture will occur when exposed to heat, toughness is relatively poor, if the packaging is not good, then the collisions in transit, there will be damage. In the processing of jewelry, we should note that the torch may not work. Furthermore, in the olivine afraid acid corrosion. Should pay attention to when the replacement stone gently to operate. An experienced worker in the processing of peridot jewelry such as olivine necklace, he had carefully put the first stone taken down from the tire work again.
Olivine can not go into the acid in the cleaning, in solution of certain chemical substances, it will damage the surface, and then heating will result in destruction of the entire stone. The best way to clean olivine is to use brushes in clean water using soapy water and gently scrub. Olivine with steam cleaning, nor is it a good idea, olivine do not fit into the ultrasonic cleaning machine go clean.
Olivine prone to scratches, loose rock should pack a bag each piece individually, such as into an inevitably collide with each other problems.
The effect of olivine
Olivine in ancient times as a precious gem, but also a treatment for muscle movement disorders and liver disease medicine, the ancient Egyptian doctors believed that only such a gem with the solar power in order to treat liver disease. Medieval alchemy were often wear necklaces made of olivine in the neck, convinced that so that it can spin gold from straw. Olivine has a magic effect, can enrich the thinking and imagination, regulating mood and treatment of some diseases.