19.12.2022

A few of you may be disappointed at first sight today, but let yourself be surprised:

Dip this stone in water, wet it and you will discover beautiful pink spots and be happy about it! That's eudialyte (not garnet, as it is written in some places) in magmatic syenite as a bedrock. This rock is supposed to strengthen the personality, give joy and let you enjoy life more consciously. Well, I think that matches so I wish you all a good start into the week before Christmas with this stone!

16.12.2022

Today there was a 'spar' mineral as well: the calcite. 'Spar' is an old name used by miners, which meant an easily cleavable mineral. You can try this with a geologist's hammer. Calcite can be split easily and then has very smooth, shiny surfaces.

14.12.2022

Today you can find the mineral DOLOMITE in the calendar's 'little door'- as beautiful small pink crystals with the typical clear 'spatic' structure- (this will soon be explained in door 16). Dolomite occurs as a mineral and as a rock.

Being mainly composed of dolomite, the Italian Dolomites were given their name.

Storage ideas

Since I get a few requests for what is suitable to store the stones after Christmas, here’s a small advertising block ;-)

 There are several possibilities (according to this order below left):

 -> made of paper:

+ exactly fitting, which can be labeled and is dust-proof (with and without lid of the boxes inside)

-> made of plastic:

+ assortment box clear, simple (relatively large, but can be filled with cotton wool or foam)

+ assortment box consisting of two parts with additional space in this variant for four pieces found by yourself. Lower part blue with transparent cover & inner part white

+ plastic assortment box with aluminum frame and with hangers on the back, to lay or to hang up

+ opaque plastic assortment box

elements are removable, so you can expand the compartments (unfortunately a discontinued article, i.e. sale only while stocks last)

+ showcase (beautiful, but quite delicate surface).

12.12.2022

HAFTIME

Attention tomorrow: look carefully - on day 13 we have a pitch black stone which stains whatever it touches, so if you touch it be ready to have black fingers. We'll tell you this much: it's not coal. It does not bring bad luck either, because this rock is said to protect from electric radiation, so it's quite modern!

9.12.2022

Today is the day of the Labradorite. Maybe it made some of you smile when opening the calendar today - while some others might be a little disappointed by the greyish stone. But there’s more to it, no matter how big or small the stone is. Please take the Labradorite out and turn it into the light (it shouldn’t be too bright). I inspected every stone and only put in those, that really have the typical colourful reflective spots. All of you should be able to make out those glittering pieces in the stone. Sometimes you can’t see them immediately - try different angles and different lights and don’t be disappointed if you don’t spot them rightaway! I hope you have a day with small and beautiful surprises just like this stone shows us.

8.12.2022

1.12.2022

Finally the time has come!

Today we start with the Aventurine.

This stone comes in different colors: green, yellow, orange, brown, grayish and like here in blue.
It is believed that this stone helps to let go of worries and to strengthen the immune system, therefore it fits well as a stone to start this calendar and in this time.  Even if this is a variety of quartz which has been known for a long time, and which belongs to the group of the most prevalent minerals on earth.

I was approached by several customers if I could none the less offer a 'paper storage solution' for the stones. Tipp: you can buy a collection set, which contains 10 small boxes (3x4,5cm), 10 bigger ones (4,5x6cm) and 4 square boxes (6x6cm). All this with an outer carton, including lid (21x29cm).

Depending on whether you want them with lids or without, this packaging will cost 7€ or 13€ for the subsequent collection. Please note that this time the stones and boxes in the cardboard box will probably have to be stacked, because they are all a bit bigger. Or you can choose to buy an outer carton twice as big.

You are also welcome to put it together yourself:

https://www.krantz-online.de/en/bottom-30-x-45-mm-10-pcs./S141

https://www.krantz-online.de/en/flat-1-2-size-210-x-290-x-65-mm/S140

^{It's almost time!}

30.11.2022

I really hope that in the first door you will find the stones I have put there. As I learned from three customers, some packages were mishandled so badly that the stones were no longer in place. If this also happened to your calendar, please contact me! We will find a solution, I do not want to take away your Advent joy. Please write to me: Haasler@krantz-online.de

As an extra service, I will every now and then offer some more additional material on our Instagram @dr.f.krantz and here on the page.

The following days in particular, this will be more detailed:

on Thursday, the 1.12.2022 (to the calendar in general)

on Friday, the 9.12.2022 (about the stone itself)

on Friday, the 16.12.2022 (working with stones, splitting)

on Monday, the 19.12.2022 (about the stone itself)