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.
Description and history of rutile quartz
Rutile quartz is also called hairy quartz.
Hairy is a type of rock crystal. It contains inclusions of titanium dioxide (rutile), which explains the unusual color of the stone. The needle-like inclusions inside are presented in the form of rays, but sometimes there are samples with irregular stars or triangles.
Several legends are associated with the origin of the stone. The first of them says that the crystal was born thanks to the goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite. While swimming in the lake, she lost a strand of her hair without noticing it was missing.
When Aphrodite returned to the pond in winter, she saw how beautifully her lock of hair was frozen in the ice, and decided to immortalize this spectacle by turning a piece of ice into a stone, later called “Aphrodite’s hair.”
The second version of the same legend says that the goddess of love, having visited the lake, left a comb near it, in which several hairs were stuck.
Seeing the beautiful curls, the nymphs started a fight for the right to possess such a treasure, and angered the goddess. Venus decided that no one should have her strands, and enclosed them in a hard and transparent mineral.
Another myth tells of quartz with dark inclusions. Islamic priests call it “Mohammed’s beard,” and believe that only a devout Muslim can find such a mineral, capable of guiding humanity towards the light.
History of the stone
Hairy quartz differs from other subspecies of quartz in its pattern. It appears as if human hair is hidden inside the crystal.
The ancient Greeks had a legend about this stone:
One day the goddess decided to swim in a mountain lake. While bathing, her hair caught on something and tore out a piece. Without noticing this, the divine woman left the secret place.
As soon as the loss was discovered, she returned to the swimming place. But it was already too late - the water of the lake was frozen. However, the goddess still managed to find a strand of hair frozen in a piece of ice. Admiring this spectacle, she made a stone out of a piece of ice so that people on earth could also look at this beauty.
The origin of the legend and the name of the stone has several variations. The ancient Greeks called it “the hair of Aphrodite”, and the Romans called it “the hair of Venus”. The second name has become very famous in the world. In addition to these names, there are several others - “arrows of Cupid”, “arrows of love”.
Over time, the legend was forgotten. It was remembered already in the 17th century, when hairy quartz came into fashion again. The aristocrats of Europe and Russia again recalled this story with admiration, showing off jewelry made from an unusual mineral to each other.
Varieties and shades of hairy quartz
There are several varieties of hairy quartz, each of which differs in shape, color, location of extraction and other factors:
- “Hair of Venus” – quartz with gold or red inclusions.
- "Mohammed's Beard" is a tourmaline variety with dark brown formations inside.
- “Arrows of Cupid” is quartz with straight needle-like inclusions.
- Saguenite - inclusions inside resemble triangles in shape.
- Kola is an opaque or cloudy mineral mined on the Kola Peninsula. Inside the specimens there are dark green inclusions.
- Silver - the “hairs” inside are painted in the corresponding color.
- Yellow or yellowish-brown - crystals interspersed with goethite.
- Green ones are gems with actinolite formations inside.
Each quartz mined in nature is unique. Among the large number of crystals, you cannot find stones with the same pattern.
Physico-chemical characteristics
Rutile is responsible for formations in quartz, creating hair-like inclusions. The basis of the mineral is silicon dioxide.
Properties of the mineral:
- fracture – conchoidal;
- cleavage – imperfect;
- hardness – up to 7 on the Mohs scale;
- transparency – transparent;
- shine – glassy, greasy;
- color – colorless.
Only inclusions have a hue in the mineral. Their main color is yellow or golden, black. The crystal itself is transparent, like glass.
Physical and chemical properties
In terms of its chemical composition, hairworm, like other types of quartz, is silica (silicon dioxide). The stone is almost always transparent and has inclusions in the form of threads, the color and shape of which are determined by the type. The most valuable specimens have rutile and tourmaline inclusions. The mineral is a dielectric. It does not dissolve in acids (only in hydrofluoric acid), but dissolves in alkalis.
| Formula | SiO2 |
| Color | Transparent, yellowish, grayish and brownish with clear needle-like inclusions of golden, almost black, reddish or green color. |
| Common Impurities and Inclusions | Rutile, tourmaline, actinolite, hornblende, goethite, ribikite and lepidocrocite. |
| Shine | Glass, and with rutile diamond |
| Hardness | 7 |
| Transparency | From crystal clear to cloudy and opaque |
| Kink | Uneven, less often conchoidal |
| Cleavage | Very imperfect |
| Density | 2.60-2.65 g/cm3 |
| singonia | Trigonal, hexagonal |
| Refractive index | 1,544-1,553 |
| Birefringence | 0,009 |
Healing properties of rutile quartz
In ancient times, people believed that quartz crystal had healing properties. He was credited with the ability to have a beneficial effect on the chest and abdomen.
The gem was worn as a pendant to heal the following organs:
- liver;
- spleen;
- stomach;
- pancreas.
Modern lithotherapists use “hair of Venus” to strengthen the immune system, relieve fatigue, and normalize hormonal levels. It is believed that the gem helps with baldness by stimulating the hair follicles.
Zodiac compatibility
Hairy is an undemanding stone, suitable according to the sign of representatives of all elements, except for the fire sign Aries. But this does not mean that the “hair of Venus” will harm him, in fact, they simply will not help him.
Hairy Quartz Pendant
The gemstone has special meaning for the signs of Taurus and Gemini.
| Zodiac sign | Compatibility |
| Aries | — |
| Bull | +++ |
| Twins | +++ |
| Shrimp | + |
| a lion | + |
| Virgin | + |
| Balance | + |
| Scorpion | + |
| Sagittarius | + |
| Capricorn | + |
| Aquarium | + |
| Fish | + |
General magical properties
The magical properties of the hairworm have 2 directions:
- Love – a mineral fills the owner’s life with warmth, improves relationships with a partner, friends, parents and children. Helps to see the intentions of others, makes the owner kinder, more tolerant, softer.
- Foresight – the crystal enhances intuition and insight, grants the ability to see the future and anticipate danger. To take advantage of this power of the stone, you must have powerful energy.
Another ability of quartz is to protect the owner from negativity and evil. The gem also attracts luck, happiness and luck.
Magical influence on various areas of life
Rutile quartz was used in ancient times as a talisman to improve health or find love. With its help, priests predicted the future, unmarried girls charmed their chosen one, and the sick received healing.
Health
“Hair of Venus” is especially recommended for women to wear. The mineral will have a beneficial effect on female organs and prevent menstrual irregularities.
Quartz with gold or red inclusions helps in the treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Samples whose “hairs” are colored dark or green eliminate diseases of the nervous system.
Esotericists advise buying rutile quartz for those who often experience fatigue, depression, and stress. The crystal will replenish your vitality and help you find peace.
Rutile quartz will save you from depression.
Spirituality
In spiritual and psychological terms, the gem has a beneficial effect on the owner’s imagination and his emotions. It helps to organize thoughts, get rid of obsessions, and eliminate negative attitudes.
Relationship
For lonely people, quartz will give friends, improve relationships with relatives and make them attractive in the eyes of the opposite sex. If the owner has a other half, then the crystal will strengthen their marriage, awakening passion, or destroy the relationship to open the way to new happiness.
To enhance the influence of the mineral, it is worn on the chest, next to the heart. For those who are unrequitedly in love, the stone will help win their chosen one.
Gem magic
In Ancient Greece they believed that the fate of the world and all living things was controlled by the Moira goddesses. Translated from Greek, “moira” means “share” or “fate.” In the minds of the Greeks, the three sisters held the thread of life in their hands. When it was cut, death occurred.
What does rutile quartz have to do with these old bikes? The most direct thing is that the Greeks were sure that the inclusions contained in the crystal were threads of fate.
"Hair of Venus" was used for fortune telling. This magical attribute was not available to ordinary people - only priests were allowed to use it. With the help of the stone, they determined whether the ruler would survive the illness that engulfed him, whether the empire would withstand the onslaught of enemies, and learned many other important things.
During the Renaissance, the talisman passed into the hands of women. Previously it was used for fortune telling. Now it has become a love amulet. Women wore rutile quartz to add attractiveness and attract love.
Opinions on this matter vary widely. Some sources indicate that the hairy creature attracted romance into a person’s life. In others - that it increased sexual energy, made a woman more seductive and desirable, and helped her gain admirers.
During the Renaissance, women wore rutile quartz to enhance their attractiveness and attract love.
Times are changing and now not only the chosen one can use the hairy one, but anyone who has enough money for it.
Magical properties of rutile quartz:
- Develops intuition. A person becomes more receptive to the signs of fate and begins to pay attention to coincidences and advice from above.
- Helps on the creative path - the owner of the talisman is inspired more often than others. His ideas will also seem more interesting to others.
- Rutile quartz promotes contact with the divine. The crystal is used for rituals. During the ritual, the hairy cat protects its owner and helps him tune in to the right wave.
- The hairy creature is capable of stirring up any “swamp”. The mineral lifts you out of depression after a breakup or unsuccessful deals, adds strength, and helps you cope with stress and responsibilities.
- It is still used in love magic. As before, “Cupid's arrows” are used as a love potion. To attract a man, a woman should wear a heart-shaped hairy pendant around her neck. When the relationship has already been established, you can exchange paired jewelry - they will act as a talisman.
Women are advised to wear light-colored hairs, and men are recommended to wear darker specimens, with dark “hairs” or dark spots between them. What such advice is related to and how much benefit it provides is unknown. You can try it on yourself and draw conclusions.
Areas of use
In ancient times, seals were cut out of hairs, but now the crystal is used to create jewelry and collectibles. The best specimens with interesting designs go to jewelers.
They are used to make bracelets, beads and rings, using silver or gold as a frame. Classic cut shapes are cabochon, stepped or beveled.
In addition to jewelry, quartz is used to create decorative items and magical attributes.
Quartz in gold frame.
Talismans and amulets
Powerful amulets and amulets are made from hairworms due to the strong energy of the crystal.
They are helping:
- Discover new talents and develop existing abilities.
- Anticipate events, anticipate danger.
- Protect yourself from negative energy and other people’s magical interference: evil eye, damage, love spell.
To use hairy stone as an assistant in magic, you need to buy a rough stone - it will have more power than cut samples. Keep the amulet at home.
The stone warns its owner against dangers.
Who is suitable for horoscope and name
Quartz with rutile inclusions has different effects on representatives of the zodiac circle:
- For Leos, Cancers and Sagittarius, the mineral will help them become caring, calm their nerves and give them peace, since they often worry about little things.
- In Gemini, Pisces and Sagittarius, the crystal will awaken passion, sincerity and tenderness. This will help improve your relationship with your partner and make it stronger.
- For Libra, the stone will give inspiration and creative inspiration.
- For Aquarius, the gem will teach patience and calmness, since representatives of this zodiac sign are distinguished by their temper.
Astrologers do not recommend wearing quartz for Aries. The mineral does not have a negative effect on them, but it will not show any magical properties either.
You can wear the product as decoration, but not every day. Other representatives of the zodiac circle have neutral compatibility with the crystal.
The mineral is considered a strong talisman for people whose name:
- Anna;
- Elena;
- Timofey;
- Anatoly;
- Lydia;
- Novel;
- Lily;
- Konstantin.
Mineral deposit
These minerals are not uncommon and are quite common. It is mined in countries such as: Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Norway, Brazil, Pakistan, Australia, USA.
Stones containing inclusions of black tourmaline are mainly mined in Brazil, Pakistan and the Urals. Star hairworm is found only in Brazil.
Combinations of hair and other minerals
All quartz varieties belong to the element of Air. They interact well with Fire, neutrally with Water and are incompatible with Earth.
To prevent the hairworm from losing its abilities, you need to know which minerals are suitable for it:
- pomegranate;
- rhinestone;
- amethyst;
- citrine;
- heliodor;
- coral;
- amazonite;
- rauchtopaz;
- beryl;
- tourmaline.
You cannot wear jewelry with quartz together with emerald, topaz, and pearls. Also, the mineral will behave negatively in the company of peridot, sapphire and aventurine.
It is necessary to combine rutile quartz with other stones with caution.
Differences between natural hairy quartz and artificial
The hairy plant has a complex pattern, making it difficult to grow. But the stone is still counterfeited, passing off cheap imitations as the original.
You can identify a fake by the following signs:
- Hardness. Natural quartz will scratch the glass when pressed, but will remain intact and unharmed.
- Temperature. In your hands, the crystal heats up slowly, unlike plastic and other copies.
- Weight. Natural stone is heavier than fakes.
- Structure. Upon closer inspection, you can see tiny air bubbles of different sizes and shapes inside the original. In simulations they are not present or they are identical.
How to spot a fake
It is not profitable for fraudsters to fake hair stone, since it does not have much price or popularity, but there are pieces of plastic passed off as natural stone.
At its core, this mineral is rock crystal and has its properties, so you can identify a fake in the following ways:
- Quartz is denser than glass, so it can leave scratches on it.
- A plastic fake will be easily scratched by a needle.
- Quartz does not conduct heat well, so it remains cold for a long time. Plastic or glass immediately heats up when touched.
- Stone has a higher density, so it will be heavier than plastic.
- Rutile, growing into quartz, captures impurities of gases and liquids. Therefore, there will be small bubbles in the thickness of the stone.
- No two stones are the same, so each bead is unique.
Counterfeits do not have magical properties and can even cause harm. Amulets must be chosen carefully and purchased only from trusted sellers.
Nature is amazing and full of surprises. The hairworm or hair of Venus is a prime example of this. Rutile inclusions in quartz can be examined endlessly and new images can be found. This is the pride of collectors. Magicians advise using this mineral for everyone who lacks love and passion in their lives, who needs to find a soul mate or rekindle an erotic fantasy in a partner. The stone is good for everyone and cannot harm anyone.
How to properly wear jewelry with rutilated quartz
The crystal's magical abilities change depending on which hand the jewelry is on. If you wear it on your left, the crystal will help maintain relationships, strengthen marriage and friendships. Those who want to find love or acquire a new environment should wear a quartz ring on their right hand.
Jewelry with hair must be combined correctly.
Application in jewelry making
Hairy quartz jewelry is refined, elegant and at the same time simple. The product made from this material attracted attention, although it looked very simple.
There was a belief that a girl who wears jewelry made from hair will have a happy marriage. He is especially supportive of girls who were in search of their lover and were looking for that one. That is why the stone is widely used to make love amulets and is used in love rituals.
The stone does not like to be worn constantly. He must periodically remove himself and rest in a secluded place inaccessible to strangers. Otherwise, the beneficial effect of the stone will become negative.
Secrets of storage and care
The hairworm does not require special care, but to maintain its attractive appearance you need to:
- Store the mineral separately from other gems. A soft case, a fabric bag or a special box is suitable for this.
- Wear the product carefully, avoiding falls, impacts, exposure to aggressive chemicals, and sudden changes in temperature.
- Clean the stone regularly using soapy water, a soft brush and a dry cloth.
To prevent the stone from losing its magical properties, it is energetically cleansed. To do this, the crystal is placed in a container filled with spring water for 6 hours. Afterwards, the mineral is taken out and allowed to dry in the sun.
How to care for stone
Hair care requirements do not go beyond standard measures for most gems:
- Individual storage - a separate segment in a box for stones, a case with soft upholstery or a suede bag.
- Careful wear – protection from bumps and falls, removing jewelry at night, and so on.
- Elimination of aggressive influences - chemicals (household products, cosmetics, perfumes), temperature changes and others.
- Regular cleaning - a soap solution, a brush, clean water and a dry soft cloth will be useful.
The hairworm also periodically requires energy cleansing. It is necessary to keep the stone in clean and cool spring or melt water (from the tap water will not work) for about 6 hours, dry and recharge in the sun (hold for 1-2 hours).
