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brazilianite

It is its discovery near the town of Conseilheira Pena, in Minas Gerais (Brazil) in 1945 by Pough, which gave its name (Brazil is written Brasil in Brazilian).



CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS

NaAl3[PO4]2(OH)4

sodium alumino-phosphate



PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Main color

yellow

Other colors

brown, green

from pale yellow to yellow-green for carved stones

Color of streak

white

Luster

vitreous

Hardness

5.5 to 0.0

Density

2.95 to 3.00

Cleavage

good

Fracture

conchoidal

easy cleavage



OPTICAL PROPERTIES

Transparency

transparent

Refractive index

1.602 - 1.623

Double refraction

0.019

definite, biaxial (+)

visible double refraction

Yes

Dispersion

0.014(0.008)

Pleochroism

very weak

Number of colors

2

colorless, yellow

Fluorescence

none

Inclusions

frost liquid



CRYSTALS PROPERTIES

in short prisms, they can reach 15 cm ( 6 inches )

crystals system

monoclinic



OTHER INFORMATIONS

Astrological sign

Aries, Sagittarius, Scorpio

Exploited
sites

It is found in Brazil in Minas Gerais (Conselheiro Pena) but also in Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Espirito Santo, the United States in New Hampshire, Argentina, Namibia (Erongo), in Canada in the Yukon .

use in jewelry

because of its beautiful color it is faceted, it is mostly a collection stone because of its softness.

Daily care
and precautions

fragile, sensitive to shocks and scratches

Historical
healing properties

This stone would give energy, heat and it is proper for the solar plexus chakra. By creating a warm atmosphere, it would have a beneficial effect on female sexual functions and reduce anxiety and insomnia due to anxiety.

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