Wotan
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STONE FX
Feb 12, 2002, 10:44
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I'm reading about the Lewissian Gneiss and quartz deposits in various 'liths. Its remarked that they have optical effects displayed in various conditions - has any piezoelectric charges or such ever been recorded or measured on a site ? I know its sounds a bit Time Team (geo-fiz guys!), but i'm curious!
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FourWinds
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Re: STONE FX
Feb 12, 2002, 11:06
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Ireland is very well known for the use of quartz (or The Sun Stone in translation from the Gaelic). The most famous use, of course, is at Newgrange where the whole frontage is covered with the stone, but this fame only comes through its hideous incarnation as a commercial tourist trap.
What many people do not see however (even the learned experts) is it's use in other places. Many passage tombs here seemed to have used quartz as a facia and personally I imagine it was only for visual effect and extracting the 'majick' from them.
Stone circles such as Athgreany (Place of The Sun in translation) have a ring of quartz rocks around the base of each stone. Castleruddery stone circle has two 4m x 2m x 2m quartz boulders. Glencullen standing stone is an 11m megalith that is a solid piece of quartz some 1.2m square in plan ... It must be the largest piece of quartz anywhere (9m of it are buried into the ground).
The passage tombs of Dowth, Knockroe and Seefin are prime examples of quartz faced tombs. I seem to be the only to think that Seefin was actually totally covered in a layer of quartz, but I'm fairly certain that I'm right.
Quartz has a very special place in Ireland (and my soul) and I could rattle on for ever about its usage.
I have never come across any studies regarding the electrical usage possibilities. This does not mean that it's a crap thought, NEVER underestimate the knowledge and ability of the ancients, it may be worth looking into.
Perhaps I said it myself above ... 'extracting the majick'. Perhaps they felt the massive concentration of tiny electrical currents. Perhaps They KNEW!
MMMMmmmm ... quartz!
Ride On!!
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Telepathine
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Re: STONE FX
Feb 12, 2002, 11:14
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That isn't such a daft idea. If you think about how we live today, we're constantly bombarded by invisible energy, from radio waves to micro waves and who knows what else (maybe this is one of the contributing factors in the rise of cirtain cancers).
So maybe the ancients could 'tune in' to micro electric charges and currents in a way that it just isn't possible to today. Hmmm, got me pondering.
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Wotan
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Re: Quartz Query
Feb 12, 2002, 14:13
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Tel - is Quartz referred to as the Sun Stone because of its electric qualities, or is it because its reflective?
Forgive my apparent ignorance, I always dozed off during geology..
W
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FourWinds
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Re: Quartz Query
Feb 12, 2002, 14:28
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My personal opinion is that it is due to it 'capturing' the sun and shining like a bastard!
Believe me on a very sunny day after a little rain washing Newgrange does shine out across the valley like a beacon.
Like I said I don't think anyone has really looked into the electrical side of the use of quartz. There could be something in it. As was said above, we have so much 'interference' now from radio waves and such that we do not stand a chance of realising what the ancients knew.
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FourWinds
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A nice bit of quartz
Feb 12, 2002, 14:45
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You can see the Glencullen stone here
http://www.megalithomania.com/show_site.php?site_id=18
Forgive the cheap plug!
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Wotan
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Re: A nice bit of quartz
Feb 12, 2002, 15:05
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Straight into the favourites! Nice one.
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Martin
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Re: Quartz Query
Feb 12, 2002, 16:03
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I read somewhere a while back about ultrasonic frequencies at megaliths (methinks it was from New Scientist). I built an ultrasonic detector a while back, but haven't tested it our yet.
Just by working and shaping quartz the mineral becomes charged (compression and stress on the crystalline structure results in tiny electrical charge building up- that's yer science part for today ;)) therefore those who quarried, designed and shaped the megaliths would have (knowingly, I think) charged up the stones. How they used this charge, well........
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Martin
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Re: Quartz Query
Feb 12, 2002, 16:05
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woooopppsss- sorry- meant to say a big welcome to ya Wotan! Have fun here ;)
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Wotan
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Re: Quartz ansa
Feb 12, 2002, 16:15
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Cheers Martin - thats just what I need! How the hell do you build a U-Sonic detector ?! I'm impressed!
B
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