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(Mg,Fe)₅Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈
Seraphinite
Clinochlore, a chlorite, with feather-like chatoyant patterns from near Lake Baikal, soft as mica’s cousin.
- Formula
- (Mg,Fe)₅Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈
- Mohs hardness
- 2–2.5
- Crystal system
- monoclinic
- Colour
- green
- Element
- aether
- Chakra (tradition)
- heart
- Zodiac
- Pisces, Virgo
- Month
- —
- Where the earth keeps it
- Baikal, Russia
What it actually is
Seraphinite is (Mg,Fe)₅Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈ before it is a story. The lattice is monoclinic, Mohs 2–2.5, and the eye meets green.
The better pieces still come out of the ground in Baikal, Russia. Clinochlore, a chlorite, with feather-like chatoyant patterns from near Lake Baikal, soft as mica’s cousin.
What the old tradition whispers
The parlour tradition ties Seraphinite to aether and to the heart centre. The old site stood it near: Pisces, Virgo.
How not to turn it to ash
Softer than a steel knife. No ultrasonic bath, no acid, no sudden heat. Dust wants a dry cloth.