Clear thinking

This Biotite with Yellow Tourmaline symbosis cluster weighs 28g. Biotite is a black mica mineral that forms in granites. Biotite helps with introspection and shielding against negativity. Biotite supports releasing old patterns and promotes clear, rational thinking.

Colour: black, dark brown

Transparency: opaque, translucent

Lustre: pearly, vitreous

Crystal group: monoclinic

Fracture: uneven

Hardness: 2.5–3

Mineral group: phyllosilicates

Formula: K(Mg,Fe)₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,OH)₂

Location: worldwide (igneous and metamorphic rocks)

Rarity: common

Chakra: Root

Emotional: emotional detox, grounding

Mental/intellectual: analysis, clarity, reflection

Spiritual: energy release, psychic shielding

Astrology: Aquarius, Scorpio

Number: 4

Elbaite is a multi-coloured variety of tourmaline that includes striking gems like green, pink, blue, and watermelon tourmaline. It is an igneous mineral that almost always forms in granite pegmatites. Elbaite is a complex lithium-rich borosilicate mineral. Elbaite can be any colour of the rainbow, and individual crystals can be multi-coloured. Black is rare. Elbaite usually forms as heavily striated elongated rods or prismatic crystals. Blue and Green Elbaite crystals are often pleochroic, which means that the crystal appears darker in colour when viewed along its vertical axis, compared to viewing along its horizontal axis. Elbaite is UV reactive.

Elbaite balances energies, stimulates creativity, and enhances vitality.

Colour: multicoloured; blue, green, pink, red, etc.

Transparency: translucent, transparent

Lustre: vitreous

Crystal system: trigonal; hexagonal, prismatic

Fracture: subconchoidal, uneven

Hardness: 7–7.5

Mineral group: cyclosilicates, tourmaline group Formula: Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈₎(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Other characteristics: The colour of Elbaite varies due to tinting by the presence of trace elements, even within a crystal. Elbaite can also be strongly pleochroic, with shifting colours appearing from different lighting angles.

Location: Africa, Brazil, Afghanistan, Namibia, Pakistan, USA

Rarity: rare (especially gem-quality)

Chakra: varies by colour

Emotional: emotional flexibility, energy balance, joy

Mental/intellectual: creativity, focus, imagination, new beginnings, willpower

Spiritual: alignment, awareness, heart opening, protection, purification, transformation