PREHNITE

Overview: Prehnite is a hydrous, calcium-aluminum-silicate mineral, which is commonly found in cavities and "pillows" . Prehnite is an attractive mineral that can have a very good luster.

Usage: Prehnites provides protection during meditation and promotes calmness. It is useful for anemia and blood disorders. Prehnite has been used to reduce high blood pressure and control hypertension. Stimulates inner-knowing, and prophesy. It facilitates spiritual communication through meditation and is considered a powerful dream stone and is used to encourage lucid dreaming.

Legend: Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person, the Dutch minerologist Colonel Hendrik von Prehn , who discovered the mineral in Jurassic (Karoo) dolerite in the Cradock district of the Eastern Cape Province in the early 18th Century.

Occurrence: South Africa, India, Germany, France, New Zealand, Switzerland, Scotland and USA.