 | "Approximately 270 million years old & is found in the Yangzi River Valley, China. It is a dark gray to black Limestone matrix with Calcite pseudomorphs after Celestite taking on the appearance of a chrysanthemum. The Chrysanthemum Stone of Hunan, China occurs in the Qixia formation of Lower Permian. As the name implies. it is shaped like a Chrysanthemum, the official symbol of the Imperial Family of China. This specimen was collected from rocks at the bottom of a river. The "flowers" are embedded in dark gray limestone with celestite and calcite constituting the "petal", and chert the "stamen and pistil". Normally the diameter of the flowers ranges from 5 to 8 cm, and the maximum of 50cm. The "flowers" are varied in shape with their petals stretching out freely in different attitudes. The "Chrysanthemum Stone" contains more than ten kinds of trace elements, such as selenium, stronium, gold, silver, & bismuth. The Chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity in the Chinese culture. The stone is very unique with a deep symbolic meaning, truly a collector's item. The stone's availability will be limited because mining will only be able to continue until the waters behind the Hunan Dam are released in the year 2009, which will then flood the Yangtzi River Valley. The stone will then be under water. Sometimes we are so eager for change we force it to occur, thus setting up a chain of events which make us feel as if we're hurtling into the unknown. Then we may find ourselves applying the brakes of resistance. This start-and-stop pattern makes our life's journey a very bumpy ride. Chrysanthemum stone helps us to experience our own passage of life in the way the petals of a flower unfold: a process in which change, rather than being unsettling and disruptive, is a flowing, harmonious journey. It also helps us to enjoy this journey by allowing us to be in the present and to appreciate the blossoming of each moment and its gifts. When we are truly appreciative of the present we feel fulfilled, and in that state of fulfillment it is easy to see which habits, beliefs, and ways of being are not only not fulfilling us, but are actually stunting our growth. Thus, chrysanthemum stone helps us to see which withered petals of our being need to be allowed to fall to the ground. In this way we travel with a lighter burden, and obstructions towards the achievement of our personal/spiritual goals fall away. In appreciating ourselves and our journey we also learn to appreciate others. As a perennial flower renews itself each year, so we can learn to view our relationships through fresh eyes and allow love to flower anew. "" Location: Qixia Formation, lower Permian Locality: Liuyang, Hunan Province, China
Size: 8.8 x 8.8 x 5.0 cm.
Weight: 3.0 lbs.
Quantity Available: 2 Price:
$40.00 |