Carnelian Crescent Moon Necklace

One copper electro-formed Carnelian Crescent Moon complete on a 20” soldered copper chain

History

 Midway through this long stone age (around 5,500 BC), Bulgarian tribes began fashioning red chalcedony into beads. Since carnelian belongs to the red chalcedony family, it is likely that this is the first use of the stone in history. Evidence surfaced in the Varna Necropolis, an ancient burial site, demonstrating that the Bulgarians not only used the rich red stone, but also faceted it. These early faceted crystals contained 16 facets on each side. In spite of this compelling evidence, the Sumerian culture, thriving in 4,500 BC, often receives credit as the first peoples to use carnelian. Around the same time, Egyptians fashioned the stone into talismans and amulets for protection. Clearly, the rich red stone captivated many cultures across time. No wonder the ancients identified it as the zodiac birthstone for the sign Virgo

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Geography

Geologists assert that carnelian first surfaced in the Bengal region of India. Traditionally, Indian miners place the brownish stone in the sun to transform it into a rich red color.

Later, miners discovered deposits in South Africa, Madagascar, Brazil, Uruguay, and the United States. These remain to date the most important sources of the reddish brown stone. Additional major deposits occur in Australia, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, and Sri Lanka. Smaller deposits exist in Iceland, Japan, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Slovakia. In the United States, it occurs in Washington, Tennessee, Connecticut, New Jersey, Oregon, and Florida. The primary contemporary sources for carnelian remain India and Brazil

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Uses



Apatite is a stone of manifestation.  It is related to service and to humanitarian pursuits.  Apatite is attuned to the future, yet connects to past lives.  It stimulates the development of our psychic gifts and spiritual attunement, deepening meditation and aiding communication and self-expression on all levels.  It balances the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies, and the chakras, eliminating overactivity and stimulating underactivity

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Associations

Zodiac – Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Virgo

Element – Fire

Numerical Vibration – Number 5

Planet – Mars

Deities – Neptune/Jupiter

Chakras - Base & Sacral 

Specs

Moons measure approximately 1.5” x 1.25”

Size, shape, color and pattern may vary as no two stones are alike