Today's #MinCup23 match is calcite vs opal. This'll be a thread.
Calcite reminds me of a story from Costa Rica. A chief called Nandayure owned a magic wand that could make disappear anything that contained calcium. One day he saw his people dancing, wearing lots of white body paint, and grew so angry at the decorations he aimed the wand at them. You know what else has calcium? Bones. Oops.
(He managed to reverse the spell by destroying the wand)
#folklore #folktales #minerals #gemstones #thread
Calcite reminds me of a story from Costa Rica. A chief called Nandayure owned a magic wand that could make disappear anything that contained calcium. One day he saw his people dancing, wearing lots of white body paint, and grew so angry at the decorations he aimed the wand at them. You know what else has calcium? Bones. Oops.
(He managed to reverse the spell by destroying the wand)
#folklore #folktales #minerals #gemstones #thread
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág •
The Holy Roman Emperor's crown used to have a big white opal, the Orphan Stone. The 12th century German romance of Duke Ernst tells the origins of the stone.
Ernst, stepson of the emperor, is exiled from his home and heads to the Holy Land. On the way he gets lost, and goes through a series of Sindbad-like adventures, featuring bird-headed people, giants, griffins, and a Magnetic Mountain. He finds the opal in a magic cave.
More here
http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2022/04/w-is-for-weise-stone-gemstone-folklore.html
#MinCup23 #folklore
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág •
More here
http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2022/04/f-is-for-fire-opals-gemstone-folklore.html
#MinCup23 #folklore #opal