The components of the cryosphere play an important role in the Earth’s climate. It also includes frozen rivers and lakes, which mainly occur in polar areas. This includes frozen parts of the ocean, such as waters surrounding Antarctica and the Arctic. The other part of the cryosphere is ice that is found in water. When continental ice flows out from land and to the sea surface, we get shelf ice. This includes the largest parts of the cryosphere, the continental ice sheets found in Greenland and Antarctica, as well as ice caps, glaciers, and areas of snow and permafrost. Ice and snow on land are one part of the cryosphere. The term “cryosphere” comes from the Greek word, “krios,” which means cold. These areas of snow or ice, which are subject to temperatures below 0☌ for at least part of the year, compose the cryosphere. When Alexander reached the Euphrates, he took off his belt and a snake bit off the stone and dropped it into a river! From that point onward, Alexander had to rely on luck and skill alone, with no magic to aid him.There are places on Earth that are so cold that water is frozen solid. The gem made Alexander invisible to his enemies and so he could slaughter them without fear of injury. According to stone lore, the great general wore a Chrysoprase on his belt which he wore into battle. One of the few non-Christian legends associated with Chrysoprase, connects the stone to Alexander the Great. He described the apple-green stone as, “purple in color and separate small gold marks.” Unfortunately, some of these writers were much better versed in spiritual lore than in geology! For example, in the 12th century Aberdeen Bestiary (a text which describes animals, plants, and minerals according to Christian dogma) the author clearly had never seen a Chrysoprase. In some of the Church writings, the Foundation Stones were described in great detail and reasons were given for why each stone was chosen. Later Christian texts, dating back as early as the 7th century, also associate Chrysoprase with the Apostle Thaddeus. Try it in combination with Blue Chalcedony, Carnelian, Chrome Chalcedony, Onyx, Pink Chalcedony and Snow QuartzĬhrysoprase was mentioned in the Bible, in the Book of Revelations, as the 10th foundation stone of the New Jerusalem. Microcrystalline quartz can be colorless or appear in every shade of the rainbow.Ĭhrysoprase’s energy works well with its family – other Chalcedony minerals. These are typically grouped together under the name Chalcedony, or it’s subcategories Agate and Jasper. Microcrystalline quartz has crystals so small they can only be seen through a microscope. Macrocrystalline quartz has well-formed crystals that are large enough to be seen by the naked eye, for example, Amethyst or Clear Quartz. Quartz is divided into two main groups, macrocrystalline and microcrystalline. There are six main groups of Silicate minerals, and these main groups are further subdivided into secondary subdivisions, such as Quartz and Feldspar. Silicates are minerals which contain the elements Silicon (a light gray shiny metal) and Oxygen (a colorless gas). Chrysoprase is an apple-green variety of Chalcedony and a silicate mineral.
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