Zircon

Keywords:   Stimulation of all the chakras, increased life force, grounding ideals in the physical world

Element:  Storm

Chakras:  All

Description

Zircon is a zirconium silicate mineral with a hardness of 6.5 to 7.5. Its crytal system is tetragonal, and it forms as prismatic cystals with bipyramindal terminations. Zircon crystals form in igneous rocks and some metamorphic rocks. Natural Zircon is usually brownish red to brownish yellow. Heat treating of Zircons for gems yields stone which are colorless, yellow, green or blue. When faceted as gems, Zircons have high brilliance and intense fire. Large Zircon crystals have been found near betroka, Madagascar, and at Renfrew.