Spirals of Light Blog » Zincite http://www.spiralsoflight.com/crystalblog Handcrafted gemstone chakra jewelry, bracelets and crystal suncatchers from Spirals of Light creates unique handmade jewelry: Yoga jewelry, healing jewelry, new age jewelry, metaphysical jewelry and gemstone jewelry. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:28:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Zincite Is A Rare Gemstone From Poland http://www.spiralsoflight.com/crystalblog/gemstones/zincite-is-a-rare-gemstone-from-poland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zincite-is-a-rare-gemstone-from-poland http://www.spiralsoflight.com/crystalblog/gemstones/zincite-is-a-rare-gemstone-from-poland/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:11:39 +0000 Spirals of Light http://www.spiralsoflight.com/crystalblog/?p=323  

I was very fortunate to acquire some rare Zincite crystals from a  gem collector who was ready to sell his collection of green Zincite from Poland. These are incredibly beautiful Zincite crystals some with perfect terminations and hexagonal shapes.
Its been several years since I had come across any Zincite from Poland and I was quite surprised and happy to hold these very rare gems once again.

 
Zincite has a very strange origin. Zincite comes from manufacturing facilities of zinc based paint in Poland. These crystals were discovered in vents of the smelters. Zincite is Zinc Oxide and Zinc that has become gaseous during the manufacturing process combined with oxygen and cooled forming brightly colored crystals of orange, red and green. These green Zincite crystals have an appearance of glass.
 
Their energy properties are quite special.  As I hold these stones I find myself quick to get lost in their unique characteristics and qualities.  They feel light yet dense in my hands. >> Continue reading
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