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PETALITE

Overview: The name is derived from the Greek word 'Petalon' meaning ‘leaf’ and 'Lithos' meaning 'Stone'. This is a very unique gemstone that offers some beautiful pastel colors. Petalite is composed of Lithium, Aluminium, Silicon, and Oxygen.

Usage: It is carried during vision quests, brings calm, protection, alertness and prompt success. Improves meditation. Powerful energy releaser. It is used to stimulate clairvoyance, clairsentience, clairaudience and telepathic communication. Petalite brings you peace and can also calm and evens out your aura. It stabilizes the physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies.

Legend: Petalite was discovered on the Swedish Island of Ut Arfvedson, by Jos Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, a Brazilian scientist at the end of the 18th century,

Occurrence: Brazil, Australia, Sweden, Finland, USA, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Elba in Italy.

Petalite

Petalite Birthstone

Physical Properties

Color colorless, light greenish or pink.
Hardness6.5
Specific Gravity2.40
Refractive index 1.502 -1.518

Petalite

 Sign of Petalite -Gemini

 Symbolic Gemstone-Stone of the Angels