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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.



Physical Properties:

Petalite

Petalite Birthstone

Color
colorless, light greenish or pink.
Hardness
6.5
Refractive Index
1.502 -1.518

Sign of Petalite: Gemini

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.