Arfvedsonite

[Mercedes]

...Has anyone heard about this stone?

I bought it today (along with several other stones), and I figured I could look up some metaphysical (or "magical") properties associated with it, but it's turning out to be harder than I thought. Google's turning up geological information, which makes sense, but I was interested in knowing what arfvedsonite would be good for in terms of more ... pagan uses. Anyone have any ideas?

[Wolfsong]

This is something that has been around for a while but lately has becoming popular amoungst collectors... I'm on my way out so have no time right now.. but I will get to it at some point. :)

[lightdragon]

in the meantime here's a quick summary: helps with the crown chakra. helps to improve old patterns and helps with changes in life. it can help in life transtitions such as rebirthing. also helps with astral travel and locating energy blockages in the body.

chemical composition is : Na3(Fe,Mg)4(Fe,Al)Si8O22(OH)2 which is a sodium iron magnesium silicate hydroxide

it's hardness on the MOH scale is 5.5 to 6.

located in Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada; the Ilimaussaq Intrusion, in Southern Greenland; the agpaitic pegmatites of the Kola Peninsula, Russia; mines in the Ukraine; Rhineland, Germany; Langesundfjord, Norway; Boulder County, Colorado and New Hampshire.

[Mercedes]

Oh, thanks for that info! :)

I recently bought Love is in the Earth by Melody...though I didn't see arfvedsonite listed. Weird.

[lightdragon]

not so weird. Melody couldn`t record EVERY stone. it was too much for her. that's why her two suppliment books are called A and Z. bear in mind there 256 different types of amber and over 400 types of jasper.

[Mercedes]

True.

Holy cow, those are a lot of types.

[lightdragon]

True.

Holy cow, those are a lot of types.yeah. And i don`t know anyone who knows them all. although they are cataloged. hopefully all 400 jaspers will be discussed here. Wolfsong posted more crystal formations that i never heard of. also not to mention the man-made stones.