Chrysoberyl

Keywords:  Alignment of the will with the heart, Abundance, Prophetic vision

Element:  Wind and Water

Chakras:  Solar Plexus (3^rd), Heart (4^th)

Description

Chrysoberyl is a beryllium aluminium oxide with a hardness of 8.5. It is one of the hardest gemstones, second only to diamond and corundum. Its yellow, green or brown colors are caused by small amounts of iron or chromium. Its crystal pattern is orthorhombic, and it sometimes forms in hexagonal-looking twinned crystals. The name derives from the Greek word chrysos, which refers to the stones’ golden color.