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This Afghan Jade Onyx hand-carved Apple 60*74mm selection weighs 376g. Each has been sculpted from the translucent Serpentine stone found in Pakistan. This stone is often referred to as Onyx, even though it is not agate. Our partner in Karachi artfully glued dyed slices of this stone to createbthis beautiful stone apple.

Serpentine means ‘snake stone’. It is the name given to a group of magnesium-based asbestos and silicate minerals found in the larger Serpentinite family of minerals. It is formed through plate tectonics and metamorphic processes and is found on every continent. Serpentine provides powerful healing energy and is linked to our Kundalini energy. When dormant, Kundalini energy lies coiled at the base of the spine. Its release is transformative.

Afghan Jade is a form of Serpentine (Bowenite) named after the country where it is mined. It is translucent to opaque, varying in colour from white, light to dark green and can also occur with yellow, black or pink.

Colour: black, brown, green, olive green, yellow

Transparency: opaque

Lustre: greasy, silky, vitreous, waxy

Crystal system: monoclinic

Fracture: uneven

Hardness: 2.5-6

Mineral group: phyllosilicates

Formula: (Mg, Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; more generally X₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with X = Mg²⁺, Fe²⁺, Ni²⁺, Mn²⁺, Zn²⁺

Major varieties: Antigorite, Bowenite, Chrysotile, Lizardite

Location: Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Madagascar, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, UK

Rarity: common Chakra: all

Emotional: compassion, love, relationships, soothing

Mental/intellectual: selflessness

Spiritual: chakra alignment, communication with animals, connection with Nature, Kundalini awakening, meditation, transformation

Astrology: all signs; Earth

Number: 8