Smithsonite
Composed of zinc carbonate, this soft greenish-blue stone is named after the famous mineralogist James Smithson, founder of Washington's Smithsonian Institute.
The virtues and properties of Smithsonite in lithotherapy
It's the sweetness of a spring morning and perfect for sensitive girls going through the dramatic changes of adolescence.
Serene, gentle and calm, Smithsonite is a particularly calming and joyful stone that helps build self-confidence, soothes anxiety, encourages self-respect and encourages the expression of feelings.
Poetic, luminous and dreamy, she loves artistic sensibility, which she encourages to develop. If I had to give her a painting, I'd give her watercolor.
Purifying Smithsonite
Sun/Moon, running water, prayers, shape waves, chimes, singing bowl, wind, breath...Chakras
Heart and ThroatAstrological signs associated with Smithsonite
Virgo and PiscesLithotherapy
- Zodiac(s) :
- Pisces, Virgo
- Purification :
- Singing bowl, Water, Moon, Form waves, Sun, Breath
- Physics :
- Nervous system
- Emotional :
- Anxiety, Emotional hurt, Self-confidence, Self-esteem, Self-image, Joie de vivre, Self-respect, Stress, Balance
- Spiritual :
- Harmonie
- Disorder(s):
- Depression
- Miscellaneous :
- Childbirth, Creativity
Mineralogy
- Hardness :
- 4.0-5.0
- Moths scale:
- 4, 5
- Strunz classification :
- Carbonate and Nitrate
- Crystalline system :
- Trigonal
- Chemical element :
- Zn, C, O, Fe, Ca, Mn, Cu, Mg, Cd, Pb, S
- Line color :
- White
- Density :
- 4.3-4.5
- Cleavage :
- Perfect (cannot be determined on aggregates)
- Fracture:
- Unequal
- Transparency :
- Translucent to opaque
- Refringence :
- no = 1.842 - 1.850, ne = 1.619 - 1.623
- Birefringence :
- 0.223 - 0.227; uniaxial negative
- Fluorescence :
- Green to pale blue; pink
- Colors :
- Colorless, white, gray, yellow, greenish, blue, violet, pink, reddish-brown or brown
- Magnetism :
- no
- Radioactivity :
- no
*Please note that lithotherapy is not a substitute for serious medical treatment.
*Please note! Some minerals may be toxic and must not be licked or ingested (as such or in the form of powder, elixir or stone water) or be in prolonged contact with the skin or mucous membranes.
*The information on the stones described here are general indications based on our research and experience, and are not exhaustive.
*Please note! Some minerals may be toxic and must not be licked or ingested (as such or in the form of powder, elixir or stone water) or be in prolonged contact with the skin or mucous membranes.
*The information on the stones described here are general indications based on our research and experience, and are not exhaustive.
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