Obsidian is a type of volcanic glass that forms from lava flows. Like silica glass, it can be fashioned into sharp blades or carved into beautiful sculptures, but the hardness is only about 5 on the Mohs scale (so it isn’t durable). If not polished properly, it may be hazardous to handle obsidian because the …
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Copal is frequently mistaken for amber, and it actually is amber – immature amber that is. Both amber and copal are derived from plant resin or sap that has hardened and fossilized in one form or the other. The age of amber usually ranges from 30-90 million years old, but copal is much, much younger; …
Continue reading Copal – A substitute for amberWhat is an elixir? An elixir is water that has absorbed the crystalline energies of the crystals soaked in it, and thus contains the essences of those crystals within it. It is believed that drinking an elixir passes on the energies of the crystals that have been soaked within the water to the human drinking …
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