Hubnerite
One of the main ores of tungsten, like many metal minerals it forms a solid solution between a manganese (in this case, though magnesium is more common) and an iron end member (called wolframite), where the individual crystal can occupy any place along the spectrum of compositions between them. The crystals have a very bright lustre, and range from opaque black, through dark yellowish brown to a deep and dark transparent red like the specimen in the photo. Crystals are often flat tablets with lines down the long axis called striations. Like many metallic ores it is very dense in the hand, and fairly soft, with a hardness on Mohs scratch scale of 4.5.
It forms in high temperature hydrothermal veins, where the transporting superheated water was abruptly cooled, and in altered granites or pegmatites. The type locality is in Nevada, and it was named after a German mining engineer. It is nearly always found in association with quartz in veins, as in the Peruvian specimen (5.1 x 4.5 x 3.1 cm) in the photo, though there is also some associated calcite. As well as this locale, the Sweet Home mine in Colorado (also famous for its rhodochrosite). Bolivi and the Check Republic are all notable sources.
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Today's featured stone is... HUBNERITE! Created in geothermal vents, Hubnerite has undergone enormous pressure and accelerated evolution and supports during rapid energetic changes, adjusting your physical body to adapt to the shifts. It has an endurance that helps you though prolonged challenges. Hubnerite is reputedly used in the treatment of disorders associated with excess iron. Said to balance out blood sugar swings and strengthen weak vision, it may also help correct alignment of vertebrae. Info Source: Crystal Bible 3 Photo Source: dakotamatrix .com #CrystalGuidance #StitchesAndStonesKC #dailyfeature #crystals #stones #stone #rocks #gemstones #crystalsofinstagram #crystaloftheday #featuredcrystal #healingcrystals #crystalhealing #metaphysicalproperties #crystalproperties #hubnerite https://www.instagram.com/p/BxqCC0rgnYj/?igshid=dlw637evff5d
I’m on a HUGE Steven Universe kick right now. (Shocker!) So I figured now would be a good time to post my and my friends’ gemsonas! =D From left to right, there’s Peridot (without limb enhancers), @romulandefector‘s Purple Pearl (or “Butts”), Peridot (with limb enhancers), Rose Zircon (Roze), White Zircon, @romulandefector‘s Brown Zircon, @romulandefector‘s Yellow Agate, @romulandefector’s Hubnerite (Hu), @romulandefector‘s Emerald, @thestarsarent-sobad‘s Red Emerald, and @ixbreakxthings‘s Moonstone (The last two are different RP blogs run by the same person ^^)
Descriptions under the cut!
Peridot
Obviously not the Peridot that the fan’s of Steven Universe know and love, this Peridot is a pilot and an engineer like any other Peridot. She serves under the command of Yellow Agate and will do anything and everything she can to make her proud. She has a guilty fascination with organic life. (Current status: alive)
Purple “Butts” Pearl
Oh my...where to begin with Butts? She is frequently assigned to transcribe court notes for trivial cases, but she usually just ends up drawing pictures of butts, hence her nickname. “Zircons hate her!! Click here to find out why.” She belongs to a Sapphire and is always disappointed that her sapphire can predict every dirty joke she’s going to make before she even thinks about making it. (Current status: alive)
Rose Zircon “Roze”
Roze is/was a defense attorney and lived out her life like any other defense Zircon: defending her clients, sometimes with her gem on the line, but not often, and arguing with other Zircons during her free time. Her favorite opponent, whom she frequently faced off against in court, is/was White Zircon. However, everything changed when Pink Diamond summoned her in a last-ditch effort to change her fellow Diamonds’ minds about destroying Earth. Roze studied Earth and built the most convincing argument that she could, but in the end was unable to convince either Blue or Yellow Diamond and was sentenced to be shattered. She was able to escaped thanks to the mercy of a Hubnerite and from there, Pink Diamond sent them to Earth. (Current status: corrupted)
White Zircon
If there was one word to describe White Zircon it would be “Bitch”. A ruthless prosecuting attorney with an ego so big she feels as if she’s on the same level as the Diamonds. She enjoys antagonizing other gems and has a bad habit of biting off more than she can chew. (Current status: alive)
Brown Zircon
Please, someone, tell her what sleep is so that she can take a NAP! She’s the gem equivalent of a public defender and, if we’re being honest, most of her clients end up getting shattered despite her best efforts. No one cares about the Rubies or token Peridots or rowdy Quartz soldiers she ends up defending most of the time, so she’s become cynical and tired. (Current status: alive)
Yellow Agate
Ship. Mom. She’s harsh and strict and will not hesitate to literally whip her crew into shape, but she also cares about them. A lot. A lot more than she’ll admit out loud to anyone. She detests organic life and is fiercely loyal to Yellow Diamond. (Current status: alive)
Hübnerite “Hu”
Hubnerites are executioners, and Hu was no different. She lived out her days standing and guarding the cell of prisoners due to be shattered, taking them to the execution room, shattering them, and cleaning up the shards. Until she met Roze, who told her of all the things Pink Diamond had learned of Earth and of beings that chose their own destiny. She began to question what she thought she always new, and started to find a desire to find her own voice (literally and figuratively, the only thing she ever said before was “kneel for judgement”), so she’s not great at the whole speaking thing. She helped Roze to escape and Pink Diamond sent them to Earth. (Current status: corrupted)
Emerald
A commander who was drawn to Rose Quartz’s cause to fight for a place where gems could be free. She joined the Crystal Gems and their fight for Earth. She’s got a ridiculous amount of BDE and uses her wits as effectively as she commands a ship. (Current status: corrupted)
Red Emerald
One of the few gems to use he/him pronouns, even though it’s frowned upon by most. No one has dared categorize Red Emerald as “off color” for it because he’s such an efficient and deadly commander, but it has earned him many missions on the outskirts of the gem empire. His crew is a tight-knit group of gems who are fiercely loyal to him. (Current status: alive)
Moonstone
Moonstones have telepathic abilities and so are used in more grave court cases and in interrogations. If you look into a Moonstone’s eyes, they can see everything you’re thinking; hence the veil. Moonstone fought in the gem war on Earth, but she can’t remember what side she was on. The mass corruption and the damage to her gem messed with her memory... (Current status: damaged and bubbled)
HUBNERITE! A fusion of Onyx and mi amigo @ask-tks-gems/ @tkpinkerton
This big ol creeper is completely silent with their mask on. Usually the only sound you here is the rattling of the skull. They give off such a bad aura that even the life around them seems to die. They don’t have a mouth so they cant really speak. They do make really creepy noise though as their form of communication.
This fusion is ominous and scary, that they can even have a Diamond shaking in their boots.
They have two eyes. One big one that stays in place and a bottom eye that can move around on their face, even on their body.
Weapon: Scythe with projectile blades that move like claws
Their Theme: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjPM1gZCbvc)
