Zoïsite
Zoïsite is composed of aluminum and calcium silicate. It is green with black flecks, green or green with ruby inclusions(ruby zoïsite). It can also be pink, in which case we speak of Thulite, or blue, Tanzanite.
The virtues and properties of Zoïsite in lithotherapy
Oral tradition tells us that in East Africa, hunters used this stone as a magical talisman to protect them during the hunt and bring abundance.
Zoïsite transmutes negative energies and thoughts into positive ones and It is also a protective stone that works to heal ailments linked to emotional wounds in the heart area.
She invites you to leave the past where it is, and dare to build your future in the present, free from your fears and limiting beliefs.
Chakras
1er and 4ᵉ Chakras - Root and HeartAstrological signs linked to Zoïsite
Libra and TaurusPurifying a Zoïsite
Moon/sun, running water, earth, prayers, singing, shape waves, chimes, singing bowls, wind, fumigation...Lithotherapy
Mineralogy
- Hardness :
- 6.0-6.5
- Moths scale:
- 6
- Strunz classification :
- Silicate
- Crystalline system :
- Orthorhombic
- Chemical element :
- Ca, Al, O, H, Si
- Line color :
- White or colorless
- Density :
- 3.15-3.37
- Cleavage :
- {010} perfect, {100} imperfect
- Fracture:
- Irregular, conchoidal
- Transparency :
- Opaque to transparent
- Refringence :
- a=1.696-1.7, b=1.696-1.702, g=1.702-1.718
- Birefringence :
- 0.004 - 0.008; biaxial positive
- Pleochroism :
- X = pale pink to violet-red; Y = almost colorless to bright pink or deep blue; Z = pale blue to yellow-green
- Fluorescence :
- Yes and luminescence
- Colors :
- Colorless, gray, white, greenish gray, greenish brown, green, grayish white, yellowish brown, pink, blue
- Magnetism :
- no
- Radioactivity :
- no
*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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