Healing Crystals From Lebanon / Any Info Anyone??

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Merry Meet Group,

 

Well someone has asked me if there are any healing crystals/stones

that originate from my home country Lebanon... and i didnt know!! Can

anyone help me?? with any type of info..

 

Thanks,

 

Chadi

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Merry Meet Samantha!

 

Thank you for this help samantha... it was very informative!!

 

Blessings,

Chadi

 

, samstress17@a... wrote:

> Lebanon isn't really known for its minerals. There are some

EXCELLENT

> fossils there, shale, sandstone and chert are common, as well as many

> varieties of limestone and conglomerate stone. Sometimes the

limestone will

> contain veins of quartz, but this is nothing unusual as quartz is so

common.

> Sometimes you'll find coral or other fossils that have been

silicified.

> The organic parts of the creature are replaced by silica, thus

creating

> quartz and opal. So its not inconceivable that you could find small

amounts

> of these materials in the form of a fossil or cast.

> Occasionally small amounts of amber are found, but its not gemmy

> material due to being very brittle. Supposedly this amber sometimes

contains

> good insect matter though.

> Due to its past volcanic activity, finds of basalt and lava

rock are

> common. Coal can also be found.

> There are caves where one can find dolomitic limestone, which

sometimes

> forms as crystals. Sometimes in these caves one can find geodes

containing

> quartz crystals.

> Dolomite is always found below the earth's surface. Dolomite

beds

> begin as calcite and aragonite-rich limestone, but magnesium-rich

groundwater

> with a high saline level that you'll find near oceanic areas flows

across the

> bed and changes it into dolomite. Hence the forementioned calcite-

you'll

> sometimes find calcite that hasn't been metamorphosed into dolomite.

Most of

> Lebanon in the past was an area of ocean, so thats why there are so

many

> fossils and the dolomite that is formed by salty water.

> This was all I could learn in my geology links about Lebanon- sorry I

> couldn't help you more.

> Happy hunting!

> Blessings, Samantha

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