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Jet - gagate

Jet, known also as “gagate”, is a carbon fossil, compact and very light. It is a lustrous black stone which 
has a hardness of 2.5-4 (quite soft) and a specific gravity of 1.30-1.35.  This stone was 
named after the city of Gages in ancient Lykia. Another name of jet is “black amber”. 
Jet was known in ancient Egypt, where it was used for making mirrors, in Greece and 
Rome they used it for cutting amulets, bracelets and rings. In Medieval times jet was 
popular as a talisman and a medicine for migraines, toothache, stomach pains and 
epilepsy, and it reached the height of its popularity during the Victorian period.

The history of jet in Russia began in the second part of the 19th century, when the big 
deposit was discovered in Siberia, near the city of Irkutsk. Since that time jet was 
widely used for carving, making all sorts of souvenirs. The main cathedral in Irkutsk 
was decorated with jet.

Even now people believe that jet has magical powers, it protects from nightmares and 
helps to overcome one’s fears.