Charoite

Mineral formula: (K,Sr)_15-16(Ca,Na)₃₂[Si₆O₁₁(O,OH)₆]₂[Si₁₂O₁₈(O,OH)₁₂]₂[Si₁₇O₂₅(O,OH)₁₈]₂(OH,F)₄ · ~3H₂O

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal habit: fibrous, massive

Cleavage: good in three directions

Fracture: conchoidal, splintery

Color: violet to deep lilac, whitish grey to brown

Luster: vitreous, silky, pearly

Diaphaneity: translucent

Moh’s scale hardness: 5 - 6

Streak: white

Specific gravity: 2.54

Named after: the Chara River in the type locality

Type locality: Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Siberia. These occurrences have deep violet-lilac tones due to trace amounts of manganese. Discovered in the 1940s, it became publicly available in the late 1970s.

Geological occurrence: metasomatism (type of low temperature metamorphism) of potassic feldspar

Energetic Properties: Charoite enhances communication between the crown and heart chakras, thus grounding unconditional love with the physical body. It supports being present here and now, with the inner knowing that one is exactly where one should be in this moment – thus supporting release of worries about past and future.