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Detailed descriptions of Crystals and Minerals, their structures and deposits, metaphysical properties and use in crystal therapy
Larimar
LARIMARPHYSICAL PROPERTIES GROUP: Silicates - inosilicates COMPOSITION: NaCa 2 (Si 3 O 8 )(OH) COLOUR: White, brown, blue Acicular TRANSPARENCY Transparent to translucent Toughness 3 - 3,5 CHARACTERISTICS Larimar is a blue silicate of the pectolite family found in...
Apophyllite
APOOPHYLLITE Physical Properties, Characteristics and Metaphysical PropertiesPHYSICAL PROPERTIES: GROUP: Silicates - phyllosilicates COMPOSITION: KCa 4 Si 8 O 20 (F,OH) 8H 2 O (fluoropophyllite) COLOUR: Colourless, pink, green, yellow green, blue or brown CRYSTAL STRUCTURE:Tabular,...
Amethyst
AMETHYSICAL PROPERTIES GROUP: Silicates - tectosilicate COMPOSITION: SiO2 COLOUR: Purple Usually pyramidal terminations; sometimes prismatic. TRANSPARENCY: From opaque to translucent HARDNESS: 7 CHARACTERISTICS Amethyst is a type of silicic igneous and hydrothermal...
Stone Lightning (Clear quartz)
STONE THUNDER (CLEAR QUARTZ)PHYSICAL PROPERTIES GROUP: Silicates - Tectosilicates COMPOSITION: SiO2 COLOUR: Colourless, Crystal system: Hexagonal / Trigonal TRANSPARENCY : Transparent-white Toughness 7 CHARACTERISTICS Stone thunder is a type of transparent, white or...
Selenite
SELENITPHYSICAL PROPERTIES GROUP Sulphates COMPOSITION CaSO 4 -2H 2 O COLOUR Colourless, white, light brown, yellow, pink HARDNESS 2 GLOSS Pearlescent glass TRANSPARENCY Transparent to transparent SPECIFIC WEIGHT 2.3 FACTOR FACTOR 1.52 - 1.53 CHARACTERISTICS Selenite is the name given to...
Celestit
CELESTITE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES GROUP: Sulphates COMPOSITION: SrSO 4 COLOUR: Colourless, white, red, green, blue or brown ROMBIC CRYSTAL SYSTEM TRANSPARENCY: Transparent to translucent Toughness 3 - 3.5 CHARACTERISTICS Celestite is a strontium sulphate, although Strontium...