Stilbite

Composed of hydrated aluminum aluminosilicates, Stilbite is a soft yellow, pale yellow or beige stone.

Read more: The virtues of Stilbite, its history and mineralogy

The virtues and properties of Stilbite in lithotherapy

It is ideal for nervousness and stress. It's a calming stone, helping you to think positively and not get bogged down by too much negativity.

Stilbite is applied directly to the skin to help treat eczema and other skin problems associated with nervousness.

Purifying a Stilbite

Sun, earth, running water, prayers, shape waves, chimes, singing bowls, wind, breath...

Chakra

Solar plexus

Astrological signs associated with Stilbite

Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo

Lithotherapy

  • Zodiac(s) :
    • Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo
  • Purification :
    • Singing bowl, Water, Form waves, Sun, Breath, Earth
  • Physics :
    • Skin
  • Emotional :
    • Enthusiasm, Joie de vivre, Nervousness, Stress
  • Miscellaneous :
    • Creativity

Mineralogy

  • Hardness :
    • 3.5-4.0
  • Moths scale:
    • 3, 4
  • Strunz classification :
    • Silicate
  • Crystalline system :
    • Monoclinic
  • Chemical element :
    • Ca, Al, Si, O, H, Fe, K, Na
  • Line color :
    • White
  • Density :
    • 2.19-2.2
  • Cleavage :
    • Perfect on [010]
  • Fracture:
    • Irregular to conchoidal
  • Transparency :
    • Transparent to translucent
  • Refringence :
    • a=1.479-1.492, b=1.485-1.5, g=1.489-1.505
  • Birefringence :
    • Biaxial (-); 0.0100-0.0130
  • Fluorescence :
    • No
  • Colors :
    • Colorless, pearl white, white, gray, yellowish, pink, reddish, red, orange, brown, yellow, yellow 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.

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