Flint is a stone endowed with special properties. Using flint

Not one million years lasted a period in historyof mankind, called the Stone Age. All this time people have been helping flint survive. This is a stone with a unique property to give a spark, and this is what the man took advantage of by creating from it the first tools for extracting fire - a chair, a fire, a tinder.

Description

The color of this natural stone depends on the impurities contained in it. Color options are quite a few - from yellowish white to dark brown and even black.

At the same time, flint is not always monochromatic,there are stones striped, patterned. Depending on the composition, and, accordingly, on how the flint looks, there are 4 groups: silica quartz, chalcedony quartz, chalcedony opal, opal. This stone has very high strength (up to 7 units on the Mohs scale). The ancient people used its property to spark when striking pieces against each other for the purpose of extracting fire. Sharp flint fragments were used to make axes, knives and arrowheads.

Flint Deposit

This type of stones is not rare andfound in almost all corners of the planet. The most ancient deposit is considered the island of Rügen near Germany. Flint is also mined in Russia - in the Moscow region, Tver and Belgorod regions.

There are known deposits where flint is found in very unusual colors, mainly in the south of Kazakhstan. There you can find stones of pink, lilac and bright red color.

Medicinal properties of flint

It is noticed that this stone is very beneficialaffects the human body. Especially effective is its use in the field of psychotherapy. Silicon is also used for the speedy healing of fractures, bruises, and treatment of skin diseases.

But water is best known in medical practice.silicon solution. It is believed that he is able to cure many diseases. Flint is a stone that is capable of changing the energy structure of water, transferring to it a part of its energy, and making it sterile. This water has antiseptic and antimicrobial properties. It is recommended to drink it for fractures, diseases of the digestive system, in order to prevent and treat various infectious diseases and as a hemostatic agent. Especially these properties are characterized by black flint, which contains a small amount of organic matter.

Magical properties

It is believed that flint is a mineral capableto give a person confidence and strength. With it, even melancholic and lazy people become more active and decisive in their actions. A stone can affect a person’s desire for self-knowledge and self-improvement.

It is of no small importance on which partbody will be an amulet of flint. Pendant on the neck contributes to the manifestation of leadership qualities, self-reliance, and gives the ability to lead people. If there is a flint located on the left side of the body where the heart is, the surrounding world will receive love, care and attention from the owner of the stone.

It has long been believed that flint protectstravelers, protecting them on the way and protecting them from adversity, difficulties and deception. Collecting all the negative energy and translating it into positive, this stone can serve as the guardian of the house.

Flint decoration

Some types of flint have so muchamazing coloring that they are used as decorations. Many of them have even been assigned names (opal, jasper, chalcedony). Patterned stones are often used to make buttons, pendants and cufflinks.

Larger copies are used forgrind vases, jewelry boxes and candlesticks. How flint looks like as interior decoration can be seen in some public buildings, ceremonial meeting halls and subway stations, the walls of which are decorated with this mineral. The floor of the Annunciation Church of the Moscow Kremlin in front of the altar is laid with natural flint tile.

Flint in industry

The high strength of this stone is widely used.in construction and industry. It is especially popular in abrasive production. Sanding skins made with flint can keep the surface in working condition for a long time without being clogged. And in the construction of roads is also used this stone. Granite, flint, limestone - all these simplest stones are found around so often that we have become accustomed to simply noticing them.