Grimiore Gemstonia entry I: 💎
Almandine 🍒❤️
Almandine is a species of mineral belonging to the garnet group. The name is a corruption of alabandicus, which is the name applied by Pliny the Elder to a stone found or worked at Alabanda, a town in caria in aisa minor. In the Mesopotamian period, it was seen as a stone of strength that held immense protective abilities. Much later, at the beginning of the Victorian era in the early 19th century, it became massively popular as a stone in jewelry, often seen paired with gold love knot jewelry, as it was seen as a symbol as reverence and love, while still holding on to some of its protective symbolism as well! It serves as the state gem of connecticut, as well as the official modern birthstone of january, like all other garnets. And Like most garnets, it also has a chance of portraying the phenomenon of Asterism! It is a great stone for those in need of strength, courage, or those wanting to attract love. When you think of garnet, you think of almandine, and it is, and probably always will be, the most recognizable of the garnets!
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- MOHs scale: 7-7.5
- Chemistry: Al2Fe3(SiO4)3
- Occurrence: worldwide
- Species: Garnet group
- Discovery: around the early Mesopotamian period (3rd or 4th millennium BCE)
- Rarity: common
- Etymology: derived from “of love” (French)
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- Elements: fire
- Zodiacs: ♐️♈️♏️
- Chakra: root
- Deities: Aphrodite🇬🇷, Ares🇬🇷, Nike🇬🇷, Kronos 🇬🇷, Freyja🇳🇴, Hathor🇪🇬, Venus🇮🇹, Parvati 🇮🇳, Ishtar 🇮🇶
- Correspondences: Vitality, sexuality, security, strength.
- Birthstone: January
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