shungite
rough shungite from Russia
pyramid in shungite from Russia
shungite from Russia
shungite from Russia
Detailed sheet
shungite
This is a carbon compound, formed from plankton fossils dating back 2 billion years.
It is composed of assemblies of carbon atoms (60 to 70) in the form of football ball, called fullerenes.
Its name comes from the region where it is extracted, “shunga” in Russia.
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
C
non-crystallized carbon
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Main color
black
Other colors
brown
Color of streak
brown, black
Hardness
3.5 to 4.0
Density
1.85 to 2.00
Cleavage
none
Fracture
uneven
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Transparency
opaque
Refractive index
0.000 - 0.000
Double refraction
0.000
none and unreadable refractive index
visible double refraction
No
Pleochroism
absent
Number of colors
1
Fluorescence
none
CRYSTALS PROPERTIES
crystals system
amorphous
OTHER INFORMATIONS
APPROACHING GEMS
Exploited
sites
It is found in only one region of the world: Karelia in northwestern Russia, near the White Sea.
use in jewelry
cut cabochon or faceted, but is used primarily for its properties in crystal healing.
Historical
healing properties
It would be endowed with healing properties since ancient times, the grandmother of Tsar Peter the Great, would have been cured from sterility by drinking water that had been in contact with the Shungite and, thankful, founded a hermitage near the source. Subsequently the Tsar Peter the Great himself would have had his armies using Shungite water by to heal every sickness, and would have treated himself from his epilepsy with Shungite water.
Today Shungite is used by bio-energy healers as a protector from electromagnetic waves, it would also have the ability to protect from fatigue, stress, strengthen the natural defenses, helping to support situations of great stress.
Shungite water would be used as a restorative drink for energy deficiency and protect the skin from aggressions from pollution.
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