Spodumene

Spodumene is a mineral composed of aluminum and lithium silicate. When Spodumene turns pink, it's called Kunzite. When it's green or yellow, it's called Hiddenite.

The virtues and properties of Spodumene in lithotherapy

See

Kunzite
and Hiddénite.

Lithotherapy

Mineralogy

  • Hardness :
    • 6.5-7.0
  • Moths scale:
    • 6, 7
  • Strunz classification :
    • Silicate
  • Crystalline system :
    • Monoclinic
  • Chemical element :
    • Li, Al, Si, O
  • Line color :
    • White
  • Density :
    • 3.03-3.23
  • Cleavage :
    • Bon sur {110} ; partiel sur {100} et {010}
  • Fracture:
    • Irregular, subconchoidal, rough
  • Transparency :
    • Transparent to translucent
  • Refringence :
    • nα = 1.648 - 1.661, nβ = 1.655 - 1.670, nγ = 1.662 - 1.679
  • Birefringence :
    • Biaxial (+); 0.014 - 0.018, 2V = 58 to 68°.
  • Fluorescence :
    • Yes pink to orange with luminescence
  • Colors :
    • Colorless, white, gray, yellowish, greenish, green, yellow, pink, light violet, grayish white, lilac
  • 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.

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