Rutilated Quartz Description

Rutilated quartz is a variety of quartz that contains acicular, or needle-like, forms of rutile, which is a composition of Titanium oxide.  The rutile can look golden but sometimes also looks silver, copper red or deep black.  Rutile is a very soft material and therefore generally cannot survive by itself.  It remains intact due to the protection is receives from the much harder quartz.  The rutilated variety of quartz can be found anywhere that quartz is produced, meaning it is located in all places on earth.  The name Rutile comes from the Latin word, “rutilus” which translates to “glowing red”.  This can be attributed to its golden glow observed in most Rutilated quartz minerals.  

History

Originally dubbed, “Venus’ Hair Stone”, Rutilated quartz is most commonly associated with the goddess of love.  The long thin needles in Rutilated Quartz were thought to be single strands of Venus’s hair.  The Gold Rutilated Quartz was opined to be sunshine encapsulated within the stone.  The Pink Rutilated Quartz rutile was believed to be the arrows of Cupid, Venus’ son. 

The stone rutile was first written about by Abraham Gottlob Werner, when the German geologist gave the stone its name.  The quartz miners would commonly discard the rutilated variety of the stone due to the belief that they were less pure and valuable to the non-rutilated stones.  In the 1940s, the gemstone came to popularity after a group of miners determined the stone had a beauty that was beyond the practical applications of the non-rutilated stones.  From that point on, the rutilated quartz has gained popularity and value.    

Metaphysical Properties

• Expands Awareness

• Boosts Positive and Mental Energy

• Enhances Physic Ability and Intuition

• Protects Your Mind

• Balances Energy to Promote Relaxion

• Relieves Stresses in Difficult Situations

• Reveals Hidden Sources of Mental Struggle

• Improves Mental Clarity Towards Friendships and Romance

• Assists in Avoiding Risky or Problematic Situations

• Helps Ward Off Nightmares

• Alleviates Sadness and Isolation

• Improves Cognitive Abilities in Scholastics

Physical Healing

• Improves Digestions

• Treats Phantom Pains After Amputations

• Reduces the Power of PTSD

• Absorbs Nutrients More Effectively

• Hastens Recovery of All Ailments

• Assists With Tissue Repair

• Relieves Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Any Forms of Mental Suffering 

Chakras

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