K(Ca,Na)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·H₂O
Charoite
Fibrous swirls of lilac, found in 1978 and still known from a single massif by the Chara.
- Formula
- K(Ca,Na)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·H₂O
- Mohs hardness
- 5–6
- Crystal system
- monoclinic
- Colour
- violet
- Element
- aether
- Chakra (tradition)
- crown
- Zodiac
- Scorpio, Sagittarius
- Month
- —
- Where the earth keeps it
- Chara, Sakha
What it actually is
Charoite is K(Ca,Na)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·H₂O before it is a story. The lattice is monoclinic, Mohs 5–6, and the eye meets violet.
The better pieces still come out of the ground in Chara, Sakha. Fibrous swirls of lilac, found in 1978 and still known from a single massif by the Chara.
What the old tradition whispers
The parlour tradition ties Charoite to aether and to the crown centre. The old site stood it near: Scorpio, Sagittarius.
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.