DUMORTIERITE

Dumortierite is a rare aluminum borate silicate mineral that is found in the form of masses, small prismatic crystals, or as fibrous inclusions within Quartz. Its color is usually a dark or navy blue, but can also be found as green, brown, violet, and even light pink. It typically occurs in high temperature aluminum rich regional metamorphic rocks, those resulting from contact metamorphism and also in boron rich pegmatites. It is found in many locations around the world, but was first named in 1881 in France.

– Associated with the throat & 3rd eye chakras, zodiac sign of Leo & vibrates to the number 4.

– Helps transcend seemingly hopeless or difficult situations.
– Enhances all mental abilities: linguistic, mathematical, abstract, and emotional intelligence.
– Activates latent psychic abilities, especially clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, psychometry & psychokinesis.
– Instills prophetic vision in some.
– Best use is while sleeping or meditating, or keeping on the body all day (in jewelry or in pocket).
– Excellent for students, as it increases memory retention & enhances will in regard to studies.
– Ideal for those who work in astrology and tarot, as both work with complex symbol systems and intuitive analysis.
– Attune one’s consciousness to the Divine Mind.
– Used effectively in past-/alternative- life regressions to gain deeper understanding of one’s soul or skills from another lifetime.
– Clears blockages in the meridian system and chakras, including mental blocks such as writer’s block/artist’s block.
– Helps those who see themselves as outsiders to feel more connected to the Divine and to those around them.
– Lends the courage to move through difficulty into Light.
– Helps those who feel foggy, can’t focus or concentrate, or feel energetically blocked.

Hardness: 7-8.5 Mohs
Specific Gravity: 3.26-3.41
Refractive Index: 1.678-1.689