KAlSi₃O₈
Amazonite
Blocks from the Pikes Peak granite and the Kola Peninsula take the same quiet polish.
- Formula
- KAlSi₃O₈
- Mohs hardness
- 6–6.5
- Crystal system
- triclinic
- Colour
- green, blue
- Element
- water
- Chakra (tradition)
- throat
- Zodiac
- Virgo, Aquarius
- Month
- —
- Where the earth keeps it
- United States, Brazil, Russia
What it actually is
Amazonite is KAlSi₃O₈ before it is a story. The lattice is triclinic, Mohs 6–6.5, and the eye meets green, blue.
The better pieces still come out of the ground in United States, Brazil, Russia. Blocks from the Pikes Peak granite and the Kola Peninsula take the same quiet polish.
What the old tradition whispers
The parlour tradition ties Amazonite to water and to the throat centre. The old site stood it near: Virgo, Aquarius.
How not to turn it to ash
A hard stone survives a daily ring, yet two diamonds in one box will scratch each other. Warm water and a soft cloth are enough.