There is a huge variety of stones in nature. The hairworm is of particular interest. This is a mysterious stone, shrouded in secrets and legends. One of the legends associates the unique color of the mineral with the hair of the Greek goddess Aphrodite (or Roman Venus). Our distant ancestors believed that the stone symbolizes love and feminine beauty. In Eastern traditions, the stone is usually called “Mohammed’s beard.” The peoples of the East believe that only a true Muslim can find a stone with sacred hairs. In today's article we will talk about the features of the hair stone, its magical properties and consider who it is suitable for.
Magic properties
A transparent stone with an original design was used by Egyptian priests in ritual ceremonies that were carried out to appease the gods and establish contact with them. In ancient Rome, rutile quartz allowed court magicians to determine what awaited the ruler, whether the emperor would be cured of a serious illness, or whether the troops would survive the fight against enemies.
In medieval Europe, the magical properties of the hair stone helped sorcerers return to the past, see the future, and the threads of the design allowed them to predict a person’s fate.
With the advent of the Renaissance, women began to wear jewelry made from the mineral, hoping to become desirable, attract men, and marry for love.
An amulet made of stone gives the owner a talent for clairvoyance, but this requires a close connection with the gem. Magical properties of hairy quartz:
- help the owner get out of depression;
- attract creative ideas;
- contribute to the development of intuition.
The mineral protects a person from outside influences and restores strength after difficult trials. A hair decoration in the shape of a heart looks original and helps a woman bewitch the man she likes.
Attention! To achieve a certain goal, you need to know how to wear a talisman with a stone. Girls who dream of getting married are advised to put a hair ring on the middle finger of their right hand.
Varieties and colors
There is no clear classification of hairy quartz, since no two identical crystals are found in nature. Each specimen is one-of-a-kind and unique, the pattern of the stone is always unique.
However, some particularly noticeable varieties of stone are called by their own names in order to distinguish them from the general mass of other hairy stones:
- Saguenite. The design of this stone resembles a collection of triangles or other acute-angled figures.
- "Cupid's Arrows" This unofficial, common name refers to hairs with black inclusions.
- Kola hairworm. Named after the place of extraction - the Kola Peninsula. This is a special type of quartz, distinguished from others by translucency, smokiness, and the presence of spots. The hairs in such quartz are often black or green.
- Multi-colored hairs. Rare stones with red, green or yellow inclusions.
All varieties of hairworm (except Kola) are perfectly transparent. Thanks to this, multi-colored inclusions look contrasting and unusual.
Medicinal properties
Hundreds of years ago, hairworm was used in snake vinegars; healers believed that the gem would neutralize the effects of poison. Over time, people became aware of other healing properties of the stone. Quartz with original pattern:
- Stimulates hair growth.
- Saves from baldness,
- Restores health after exposure.
- Strengthens the immune system.
Reference! The mineral stabilizes the functioning of the liver, digestive organs, pancreas, normalizes a person’s emotional state, eliminates depression, restores sleep, and relieves nightmares.
Hairy rutile quartz restores the elasticity of blood vessels and improves blood circulation. A mineral with reddish threads helps in the treatment of the respiratory system and speeds up recovery from colds.
Meaning in astrology
The stone brings good luck to Taurus, Gemini and almost all other zodiac signs. The only exception is Aries. Although occasionally they can also wear quartz hairy, but it should only be a decoration and not the main talisman.
The mineral is especially favorable to Taurus, Cancer, and Leo. For these three signs, the mandatory break in wearing is minimal. The stone is especially concerned about ensuring that the “favorites” find a mate.
There are also special features for other signs: for restless Aquarius, the gem brings peace of mind. It is better for them to choose a golden color. If a person's horoscope is Libra, then he will discover hidden talents in himself.
Astrologers sometimes associate zodiac signs with names. Hairy is suitable for Annas, Elenas, Lydias, Romans, Anatolies.
Zodiac compatibility
A stone with rutile inclusions is absolutely not suitable only for Aries. Sagittarius and Virgo, Capricorn and Pisces can wear items made from the mineral, however, the significance of the gem as a talisman for representatives of these signs is not very great.
Geminis feel the magical effect of the hairworm. For the stronger sex, the stone helps to win the love of the most beautiful and unapproachable girl, improve family relationships, and improve health. The mineral gives optimism to women; it attracts men to lonely young ladies, among whom they can find a soul mate for life.
For Virgos, quartz helps reveal creative potential and relieves disappointments. The mineral teaches representatives of the sign to enjoy simple things - a modest bouquet of wildflowers, birdsong, and fills life with romance.
Libra women who choose jewelry with hair will be able to sort out their previous relationships, appreciate their strengths, and find true love. Men will stop treating girls frivolously and will find harmony in the family.
Aquarius stone protects from troubles and love spells, attracts stability, restores calm, and gives strength to find a soul mate.
Hairy helps the zodiac signs Leo and Cancer find love. Rutile quartz presents happiness in personal life and in the family as a gift to Taurus.
Attention! To prevent the hairworm from losing either its healing or magical properties, it is recommended to wear a talisman with a mineral for several hours a day. Even a stone needs rest.
Black rutile quartz
How to wear and care for the product
The stone is quite durable and does not require any special care. All it needs is storage in soft cloth and separately from other stones. While wearing, it should be protected from mechanical influences, as it is quite fragile.
Cleaning the stone should be done with a soft sponge and a medium concentration soap solution. Cleaning can also be done with any acid-based household chemicals. The use of alkaline cleaning agents is strictly prohibited.
The hair stone is very valuable and popular in narrow circles. More often used as decoration, among knowledgeable people - as a magical attribute. Use the stone for its intended purpose, caring for it and treating it with care, you will receive a strong amulet that will help make your life easier and more positive. It will help in many ways, the main thing is to believe in it.
Compatibility with other stones
According to the eastern horoscope, hairy corresponds to the air element and is combined with almost all varieties of quartz, including:
- purple or lilac amethyst;
- clear rock crystal;
- solar citrine;
- green heliotrope;
- black tourmaline;
- smoky rauchtopaz;
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Let's combine hairworm with coral, amazonite, and garnet. A person feels a negative effect when combining rutile quartz with stones that belong to the elements of water and earth - topaz, pearl, alexandrite, aventurine, emerald, sapphire.
A mineral with golden threads in combination with turquoise, jasper, malachite, and chalcedony retains its magic. Anyone who has a hairy zodiac sign can wear the crystal along with jewelry made of lapis lazuli and chalcedony. Quartz remains neutral to these gems.
Hairy in jewelry
A transparent mineral with an inimitable geometry of inclusions has always been held in high esteem by jewelers. It is processed using the cabochon technique, which emphasizes the purity of the mineral and clearly highlights the unique threads of inclusions. The stone can also be cut using a beveled wedge cut or a classic round cut.
For stones with black threads, a silver frame is most often used. Jewelers prefer to highlight the golden threads of the mineral hair of Venus with gold. In most cases, the back of the product is not covered so that the unique pattern of the stone is as visible as possible.
Volosatik is a stone, photos of unique products from which can be found in many jewelry catalogs. It is most often used to create beads, bracelets, rings and pendants. A wide variety of interior decorations, souvenirs, figurines, paperweights and much more are created from this mineral.
History and origin
A mysterious stone, which, like other gems, is found in the depths of the earth, in Ancient Greece they associated with sensuality and love and believed that its origin was connected with Aphrodite. While bathing in a pond in the summer, the goddess left a golden lock of hair, catching a strand on a stone. In winter, the beauty came to the lake again and saw that her hair was frozen into the pond. The goddess turned a piece of ice with her curl into a transparent stone.
Among the ancient Romans, the legend about the gem is somewhat different. Venus lost her crest on the shore. The nymphs, amazed by the golden color of the hairs, dreamed of taking possession of such beauty and began to fight with each other. The angry goddess enclosed the strand in a stone.
In the East, rutile quartz was called Magomed’s beard and it was believed that only a true Muslim could find the mineral.
In the 18th century, this amazing gem gained popularity among upper-class European women and became a symbol of passion and love pleasures among aristocrats.
Hairy stone in history
The study of this mineral began a long time ago. Back in the 11th century, a famous philosopher and doctor studied the hair stone, photos, properties and meaning of which you will find in the article. He compared the mineral to a hyacinth bud. Many famous people in history preferred this stone. The Russian Empress Catherine the Great adored this stone and called it ogenite. Large and interesting pebbles were mined on Lake Onega and were of great value.
The hair of Venus stone gained enormous popularity in Europe in the 18th century. Then it was often used as medallions and given to people whom they wanted to bewitch. This quartz was often used in witchcraft rituals, and today there are a large number of magic balls made from it. The mineral also left its mark in the Hermitage, which houses a unique seal with the coat of arms of the ancient noble family of the Chertkovs, made in the form of a perfume bottle.
Physicochemical characteristics
Hair stone is classified as silica. A pattern inside the crystal resembling a curl, a triangle or a star with a large number of rays is formed by rutile inclusions. The transparent mineral does not conduct electric current, does not dissolve in acids, and does not change its structure in alkalis. The characteristics of the stone are given in the table:
| Indicators | Meaning |
| Chemical formula | SiO2 |
| Magnitude of refraction | 1,54–1,55 |
| Hardness | 7,0 |
| Shine | Glass |
| Kink | Uneven |
| singonia | Hexagonal or trigonal |
Rutile impurities in quartz give the pattern inside a golden hue. Tourmaline colors needle threads green and black. Brown, reddish, gray hairs are found inside crystals, where impurities of goethite and actinolite predominate. Jewelers and collectors value rutile quartz most of all, since the pattern inside the mineral has a diamond-like luster.
Reference! The stones differ not only in the color of the threads, but also in the pattern; the hairs in the crystal are scattered randomly; in saguenite they form pointed figures and triangles.
Description of the mineral
Volosatik (stone) is formed in the thickness of the earth and is quartz, which contains the inclusion of other minerals, such as rutile, asbestos, schorl, tourmaline. Depending on the composition, the colors of the main mineral and inclusions differ, which can take on various and bizarre shapes.
The rarest and most valuable is rutile hair (stone), the photo of which shows how chaotic the patterns of inclusions can be. The most valuable minerals have golden or dark inclusions in the form of needles, hairs, prisms and columns. Crystals can be of different shapes, and their thickness varies from a millimeter to quite large sizes. The largest stone found weighed about one hundred kilograms.
A stone with inclusions of tourmaline or black schorl is also of no less value. Such a mineral is found quite rarely, which increases its value. Black threads are called Cupid's arrows.
In the East, this quartz is especially valued, as evidenced by its name - the sacred stone of the East.
Where is hairy quartz mined?
Gem deposits are found in different parts of the planet. Minerals from Australia, USA, Norway, and Russia are used to produce jewelry. Rutile stone is mined in Pakistan, on the island of Madagascar; deposits of the gem with black and green inclusions of tourmaline have been discovered in the northern part of the Ural Mountains, in Brazil.
In Kazakhstan, hairy quartz was discovered - a stone that contains goethite, which gives the pattern a yellow color with a reddish tint.
Translucent smoky minerals are found on the Kola Peninsula. The first stone with golden threads in Russia was discovered near Lake Onega, but it was not called the arrows of the Amur as in Greece, but onegite. Each deposit contains one type of quartz, rather than several types at once.
Shades and types
Hairworm can be found in various forms. The type of stone is determined by the type, shape and shade of inclusions:
- “Hair of Venus” – rutile quartz. Received this name because of the golden hue of the inclusions.
- “Mohammed’s Beard” – tourmaline quartz. In this case, the inclusion shade is a dark color. The name "Ali's Beard" is less common.
- “Arrows of Cupid” is a tourmaline mineral. Has stunning beauty. Inclusions are straight, needle-shaped.
- Kola is an opaque stone; inclusions can be dark green.
- Silvery – this shade of the mineral is provided by asbestos.
- Yellow – goethite inclusions have this hue.
- Green – the shade is achieved thanks to the inclusions of actinolite. Each person can see something different in these patterns.
The hairy animal is distinguished by its extraordinary beauty. Some copies cost several thousand dollars. Mages believe that the stone heals many diseases.
How to spot a fake
A mineral with intricate patterns attracts the attention of collectors no less than precious gems. Hair crystals are not grown artificially, but enterprising sellers sometimes offer cheap jewelry instead of quartz bracelets and earrings. In order not to purchase a fake, it is advised to carefully examine the hair stone jewelry and compare it with other specimens made from the same stone. The pictures must be different.
When purchasing pendants or rings made of hair wool, you should pay attention to important signs:
- In the structure of the natural mineral, bubbles of different shapes and unequal sizes are noticeable.
- Quartz does not heat up as quickly as plastic.
- The needle does not leave a scratch on the stone, but does damage the glass.
- Natural gems are lighter than synthetic materials.
Important! Hair crystals are not framed with ordinary metals; silver or gold is chosen for the frame.
A beautiful mineral with unique patterns helps men become stronger, unlock their potential, and gives women sensuality and attractiveness. A hair talisman protects against illness and failure, attracts love, and prolongs youth.
Application area
The stones are very valuable and popular among collectors. Those that have a pronounced pattern and rich color are used for making jewelry and ornaments. They are used to make beads and bracelets. The most beautiful rocks are framed with yellow or white gold, sometimes with silver.
Due to its high strength, it is used to make pendants, figurines, figurines, key chains, etc. It was previously used to make seals that were used in the court of the emperor.
