Falcon's eye stone is the rarest representative of the silicon oxide group of eye quartz and a valuable ornamental mineral. In another way, it is sometimes called hawk's eye. It is especially valued in India, where it is considered a symbol of the god Brahma, who created the entire visible world. For Indians, this mineral symbolizes his all-seeing eye, observing what he has created and collecting information about everything that happens in the Universe. At the same time, the hawk's eye stands guard over the world order created by Brahma, vigilantly ensuring that its laws are not violated. Therefore, Hindus consider this stone a talisman and give it to loved ones for protection from enemies and troubles.
Description of the mineral
Falcon stone is a translucent dark-colored quartz with blue and green tints. If it is cut into a cabochon, a bright stripe will appear in the center of the jewelry, reminiscent of the pupil of a bird of prey. The hawk's eye was originally discovered in South Africa, at the same time as a similar specimen called the tiger's eye. Both turned out to be varieties of silicified crocidolite, an asbestos variant of the amphibole mineral riebeckite, only falcon stone retained its bluish color unchanged, while tiger's eye changed it as a result of oxidation to golden brown. However, the shimmer of light that distinguishes these eye stones is caused by the same arrangement of amphibole in both.
Characteristic impurities in these minerals are manganese, aluminum, calcium and titanium. The crystalline variety, in which ferrous ions are replaced by magnesium atoms, is known as blue asbestos or magnesioribeckite. In Russia, fibrous aggregates of crocidolite and blue asbestos are found in the Southern Urals in the region of the Cherry Mountains.
Hawk's eye is quite durable: its hardness on the Mohs scale is 5.5. The stone does not dissolve in acids, which makes it more convenient for use in jewelry than, for example, selenite.
Biography
A former special agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., he was hired by Nick Fury to monitor the Tesseract. Barton's mind was taken under Loki's control with the Scepter. However, during the attack on the Helicarrier, thanks to Black Widow, he was freed from Loki's control and joined the Avengers in fighting Loki's alien army at the Battle of New York, which ended the Chitauri Invasion.
He later continued to work for S.H.I.E.L.D. until its collapse, after which he worked with the Avengers to destroy the remnants of HYDRA, as well as the sinister artificial intelligence Ultron. After Ultron's attack, Barton decided to leave the Avengers and returned to his wife and children.
However, he was soon recruited by Captain America to assist him in his battle against the Sokovia Accord. As a result, Barton was briefly imprisoned in Raft, but was soon secretly released by Rogers.
Barton returned home to his wife and children. He and Lang made an agreement with the government that they would remain under house arrest. This helped them avoid returning to Raft. Under the deal, Barton and Lang were to be placed under temporary house arrest and subject to regular checks. The location of Barton's secret house has become known. Later, the period of arrest ended, but Clint no longer had the right to violate the Sokovia Accords, although this did not matter, because he had already resigned.
Magic characteristics
The magical properties of the hawk's eye stone have been known for centuries, so it was often worn by magicians and sorcerers as a strong amulet or personal amulet, which they used in their magical rituals. It is still chosen today by representatives of this ancient profession, since it is associated with constant risk and strong energy blows inflicted by sorcerers and witches fighting for clients on each other. There is information that the owner of a ring in which a falcon stone is inserted will be warned of a possible danger by an unexpected increase in the weight of the ring, which will allow him to prepare for a possible threat. Moreover, if the attacker nevertheless touches the hand of the owner of the amulet, he will receive a strong energy blow.
In addition, the hawk's eye will add sobriety, prudence to its owner and make him more insightful, which is important when meeting enemies and envious people. By focusing close attention on a magic ball made of this mineral, a person will be able to understand how to answer a difficult life question or how to untie a difficult karmic knot.
However, it should be taken into account that the falcon stone only works in the hands of an active, creative and active person who is suited to its strong energy. It will not bring any benefit to slackers and sloths, although the mineral is still very good as a simple decoration. The energy characteristics of the stone do not carry any zodiac affiliation and are suitable for any strong, courageous and active person. Nevertheless, esotericists recommend wearing it to those people whose zodiac sign is associated with courage, for example, Scorpio, Aries, or a dark color, such as Capricorn.
Types of Hawkeye
There are several subspecies of the hawk eye depending on the coloring characteristics:
- yellow crystals – tiger eye;
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- brown-red – bovine quartz;
- brown-striped - zebra quartz.
Medicinal properties
Thanks to its strong magical energy, the hawk's eye increases a person's immunity, adds vitality to him, cements his will and makes him healthier overall. It improves the functioning of internal organs and helps heal inflammatory processes, including those on the skin. Strengthens the nervous system and relieves fatigue. This effect is easy to notice if you carefully examine the iridescent stone in your ring for several minutes or examine a ball of the mineral. In the same way, yoga practitioners heal visual impairments and also relieve tension and stress accumulated during the day.
The stone vibrates at the level of the lower root chakra Muladhara, located in the tailbone area and associated with the survival instinct. This explains the surge of vitality that a person interacting with him feels. Constant interaction with such a healer can lead not only to improved health, but also to an increase in the cash flow flowing into the house, as well as to the emergence of new interesting professional opportunities in the life of the owner of a hawk eye.
The History of Hawkeye
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Probably, in every country where the hawk's eye mineral has been known since ancient times, there is its own story about its appearance on our planet. So, they say that this stone is fragments of stars that fell to Earth a long time ago and broke into small crystals. According to other legends, one day the master of the Universe walked across our planet and left his eyes on it so that he could always look at his beautiful possessions.
The hawk's eye has always been especially valuable for the people of India, who considered it the personification of the god Brahma. Indians value the mineral even more than diamonds and emeralds.
Place of Birth
Hawkeye is not very common, at least it is the rarest representative of eye quartz. The main place of production is South Africa, Griqualand, where there was previously a British colony. There are also deposits in the USA, Mexico, India, and on the Australian continent. Occasionally, specimens are found on the island of Sri Lanka.
The quality of stones mined in different areas varies greatly. Indians are considered the most beautiful; those from South Africa and America are also good. If aesthetic properties are insufficient, minerals are almost never used in the jewelry industry.
Bishop's skill
In addition to improving basic and special abilities, Avengers also have Mastery skills to unlock. Similar to Specialization Skills, only one Mastery Skill can be unlocked per upgrade column. These skills usually increase various stats and can make life a little easier on the battlefield. In other words, they cannot be ignored.
Since Bishop's teleportation abilities are largely included in her melee abilities, focus on unlocking these mastery skills first. It is also important to equip equipment that increases her Might , Valor and Expertise , as they affect her overall damage, critical damage and chance. It is also necessary to have a solid ranged rating, allowing Bishop to deal serious damage with Warp Arrow and Quantum Overdrive.
- Melee Upgrade : Solo Flying : Increases critical attack damage while juggling enemies. in the air by 20 percent
- Half Private Eye : Increases the critical attack damage of Sprint and Dodge attacks by 15 percent
- Shot Taker : Reduces the impact of enemy attacks at the start of a signature attack, reducing the chance of being interrupted
- Ego Bruiser : Increases Stun damage from all melee attacks by ten percent
- Taking Charge : Doing a Takedown creates an inner sphere
- Heavy Draw : Increases damage and impact when shooting at enemy weak points with razor arrows ; damage receives a ten percent bonus , hit increases from low to medium
- Pincushion : Trick Shot now pins one enemy instead of going through targets; Pinned enemies will remain stuck to walls, floors, or ceilings for several seconds until they are able to break free.
- Quick Draw : Successfully performing a perfect draw . On all three ranged shots with Razor Arrows, the Quick Draw buff , causing the next shot of any arrow type to instantly charge.
- Quantum Capacitor 1 : Increases the maximum amount of internal quantum energy that can be held by 15 percent
- Quantum Capacitor 2 : Increases the maximum amount of internal quantum energy that can be held by 15 percent
- Quantum Capacitor 3 : Increases the maximum amount of internal Quantum Energy that 15 percent
- Overcharge Mastery : Reduces the amount of energy consumed by the Overcharge meter when taking damage by 20 percent .
- Cooldown Finisher Boost : Increases the amount of cooldown meter energy gained from all finishing combos by ten percent.
- Internal Cooldown : Critical Cooldown : Critical Attack Chance for melee attacks increases by ten percent while on cooldown
- Precision Overcharge : Damage from ranged attacks increases by ten percent when overcharged
- Sustained Recharge : Reduces damage taken by ten percent when reloading.
Decorations
The stone in question is semi-precious and is used for crafts. Prices for a variety of jewelry are quite affordable. Choosing an individual mascot will not be difficult. The industry offers the following products.
- Earrings for active women that go well with evening and casual dresses. Cost from 400 to 2500 rubles.
- Bracelets normalize the health of the thyroid gland, lungs, and vision. The cost is about the same.
- Beads and pendants are suitable for purposeful people and have a price of 1,400 rubles.
- Rings improve intuition. The stone is then set into silver and other metals.
- Rosaries are sold at a cost of 2,000 rubles.
They also make figurines, souvenirs, watches, and items that decorate the house.
How to distinguish a fake?
It is not easy for the average buyer to distinguish a fake from a genuine nugget. To do this, you need to carefully study the photo, or better yet, see natural eye quartz at least once in your life.
The most common materials for counterfeiting are borosilicate glass and synthetic ulexite. It is difficult even for a qualified geologist to distinguish these materials from each other. But it is still possible to recognize an original among fakes. Typically, a synthetic copy has too variegated, not natural colors, and the “eye effect” is expressed by a bright glare.
The main sign of a fake is the low price of the jewelry, sale at a spontaneous market or street stalls. If you want to buy a real gem, it is better to visit jewelry stores or at least a thematic exhibition and sale.
Hawkeye colors
Hawkeye often contains parallel inclusions of crocidolite fibers, which is why it is colored in all shades of blue and blue, which smoothly turn into iridescent black.
There are light green and light green specimens, and occasionally pink and reddish ones. The tiger hawk's eye is characterized by a mixture of blue-blue color with brown and gold sparkles. Specimens with brown layers are known as “zebra quartz”, and those with brown and red layers are known as “bull quartz”.
Hawkeye and zodiac sign
Hawkeye in astrology is considered an almost universal gem.
It is suitable for representatives of all zodiac signs, but has a slightly different effect on them. For example, the mineral helps Aquarians find calm during emotional unrest, controls feelings and speech in Capricorns, protects Aries from energy vampirism, and prevents Cancers from getting into financial difficulties. For these signs, the hawk's eye will become a protector against the evil eye and unpleasant accidents. The gem is not very suitable for Scorpio and Virgo. In case of discomfort from jewelry and talismans with it, it is better for these signs to refuse.
