Csenge Virág Zalka's Blog, page 15

K is for Kordierite, a.k.a. Sunstone (Gemstone Folklore)

Welcome to the 2022 A to Z Blogging Challenge! My theme this year is Gemstone Folklore. Because I love stories about shiny things. Read the introduction to the project here.CORDIERITE(I know I know, I am cheating with the K, deal with it. It works in Hungarian.)Cordierite is one of the minerals that has been theorized to be the legendary sunstone, or sólarsteinn, that Norse navigators used in the

J is for Jade Seeds (Gemstone Folklore)

Welcome to the 2022 A to Z Blogging Challenge! My theme this year is Gemstone Folklore. Because I love stories about shiny things. Read the introduction to the project here.JADEJade is actually the name of the gem quality version of two silicate minerals: nephrite, or jadeite. It is usually light to dark green in color, and has played an important role in East Asian and South American cultures

I is for Iranian Turquoise (Gemstone Folklore)

Welcome to the 2022 A to Z Blogging Challenge! My theme this year is Gemstone Folklore. Because I love stories about shiny things. Read the introduction to the project here.TURQUOISETurquoise is the national stone of Iran, and has played an important role in Persian culture for centuries. The turquoise mines in Nishapur have been mined for almost two thousand years.The Cup of JamshidIranThere is

H is for Heliotrope and Northern Lights (Gemstone Folklore)

Welcome to the 2022 A to Z Blogging Challenge! My theme this year is Gemstone Folklore. Because I love stories about shiny things. Read the introduction to the project here.HELIOTROPE (BLOODSTONE)Heliotrope is a form of jasper, usually dark green in color with bright red hematite spots, which is why it is more commonly known as bloodstone.The Nimble MenScotlandLegend says that when the rebel

G is for the Garnet Goddess (Gemstone Folklore)

Welcome to the 2022 A to Z Blogging Challenge! My theme this year is Gemstone Folklore. Because I love stories about shiny things. Read the introduction to the project here.GARNETGarnets have been treasured for their fire-like color since ancient times (especially by the Huns and other people of the Migration Era in Eastern Europe). Many authors believe they are the stone old tales refer to when

F is for Fire Opals (Gemstone Folklore)

Welcome to the 2022 A to Z Blogging Challenge! My theme this year is Gemstone Folklore. Because I love stories about shiny things. Read the introduction to the project here.FIRE OPALFire opals are a translucent, usually red-orange-yellow colored variant of opal. They are usually less colorful than other kinds of opal, but can be turned into very intensely beautiful gems.The opal that turned into

E is for the Emerald Lizard (Gemstone Folklore)

Welcome to the 2022 A to Z Blogging Challenge! My theme this year is Gemstone Folklore. Because I love stories about shiny things. Read the introduction to the project here.EMERALDEmeralds, the green variety of beryl, have been popular since ancient times. They appear in many folktales and legends, so it was hard to pick just one. In the end, I picked one that I find endearing.The Emerald

D is for Diamonds and Onions (Gemstone Folklore)

Welcome to the 2022 A to Z Blogging Challenge! My theme this year is Gemstone Folklore. Because I love stories about shiny things. Read the introduction to the project here.DIAMONDDiamonds are probably the most well-known gemstone in the world (although they have not always been the most precious). There are thousands of tales and legends that feature them, so it was hard to choose just one. In

C is fo Carnelian Beads (Gemstone Folklore)

Welcome to the 2022 A to Z Blogging Challenge! My theme this year is Gemstone Folklore. Because I love stories about shiny things. Read the introduction to the project here.CARNELIANCarnelian is an orange-brown variety of chalcedony. Historically it has been a popular semi-precious stone to many cultures; carnelian beads appear in archaeological sites, and in stories, in many places around the

B is for Bowenite Tears (Gemstone Folklore)

Welcome to the 2022 A to Z Blogging Challenge! My theme this year is Gemstone Folklore. Because I love stories about shiny things. Read the introduction to the project here.BOWENITEBowenite is a hard, green semi-precious stone that plays an important role in the Maori culture of New Zealand (better known by the indigenous name pounamu, greenstone, see P later this month). It has a clear,