Vivianite

Keywords:   Compassion, love, inner pace, gentleness refreshments. Inspiration, mystic awakening

Element:  Earth, Water

Chakras:  Heart ( 4th)

Description

Vivianite is a hydrous iron phosphate mineral with a hardness of 1.5 to 2 its crystal system is monoclinic. It forms in prismatic crystals, as well as fibrous, massive or bladed habits. The stones are often transparent and can e colorless, blue-green or deep blue. Vivianite occurs in the near-surface oxidation zones of deposits rich in iron and manganese. Some of the finest crystal specimens come from the upper sections of bolivian tin mines, such as the morococala mine in Ururo.