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Bluestone aka preseli stone
Feb 20th, 2010 at 9:29am
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ok , one of the more famous ancient pagan sites,Stonehenge is partially made from this stone. Actually the inner rings are made of it. the outter rings are from a different minerial.

Preseli sometimes called Prescelli- and believe it or not it is also called Elvis stone as it's name is similar to Evlis's surname.

one area where it comes from is Pembrokeshire in Wales in the National Park, and comes from one mountain there. even though quarry it is quite large , it's from one mountain. and can only be mined with a licence.

Bluestone is the common name for spotted dolerite, an igneous rock that looks blue when broken and is spotted with small spots of feldspar and other minerals It is mainly made up of Augite and Feldspar.though can often also contain molten pyrites
The stone has good healing qualities and tremendous power.

A quote from the conservation documents in Britiain:-
"The Preseli Hills or Preseli Mountains (Welsh: Mynydd Y Preseli / Y Preselau) are a range of hills in north Pembrokeshire, West Wales. They form part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
The hills rise to 536 metres above sea level at Foel Cwmcerwyn and are dotted with prehistoric remains including evidence of Neolithic settlement. Bluestone from the hills at Carn Menyn, sometimes called Carn Meini, were used to build the inner circle of Stonehenge.The Preseli Mountains are the only known place in Great Britain where bluestone is found."
  

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