10 of the rarest Crystals in the world
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1. Taaffeite
- Color: Typically ranges from lavender to mauve, sometimes appearing in blue or red hues.
- Surface: Transparent to translucent, often faceted for gemstones.
- Hardness: 8-8.5 on the Mohs scale.
- Characteristics: Birefringent and pleochroic, meaning it shows different colors when viewed from different angles.
- Location: Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Myanmar, and China.
- Metaphysical Properties: Clarity, insight, spiritual awareness, peace, and calmness.
- Astrological Sign: Libra
- Chakra: Third Eye Chakra
2. Painite
- Color: Brown to reddish-brown, sometimes with a pink or orange tint.
- Surface: Transparent to opaque, often rough and irregular.
- Hardness: 8 on the Mohs scale.
- Characteristics: High refractive index and strong pleochroism, exhibiting different colors from different angles.
- Location: Myanmar.
- Metaphysical Properties: Healing energy, transformation, overcoming obstacles, personal growth.
- Astrological Sign: Scorpio
- Chakra: Root Chakra
3. Red Beryl (Bixbite)
- Color: Deep red to raspberry pink.
- Surface: Transparent to translucent, often faceted.
- Hardness: 7.5-8 on the Mohs scale.
- Characteristics: Prismatic crystals, often found in hexagonal shapes.
- Location: Utah and New Mexico, USA.
- Metaphysical Properties: Stability, grounding, confidence, passion, vitality.
- Astrological Sign: Taurus
- Chakra: Root Chakra and Heart Chakra
4. Grandidierite
- Color: Blue-green to greenish-blue.
- Surface: Transparent to translucent, with a vitreous to pearly luster.
- Hardness: 7.5 on the Mohs scale.
- Characteristics: Strong pleochroism, showing blue, green, and colorless shades.
- Location: Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Namibia.
- Metaphysical Properties: Calmness, balance, clarity of thought, emotional stability.
- Astrological Sign: Aquarius
- Chakra: Throat Chakra and Heart Chakra
5. Jeremejevite
- Color: Colorless to blue, sometimes yellow.
- Surface: Transparent, often prismatic and faceted.
- Hardness: 6.5-7.5 on the Mohs scale.
- Characteristics: Strong pleochroism, showing different colors from different angles.
- Location: Namibia, Russia, Myanmar.
- Metaphysical Properties: Spiritual growth, enlightenment, clear communication, enhanced intuition.
- Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
- Chakra: Throat Chakra and Third Eye Chakra
6. Poudretteite
- Color: Pink to colorless.
- Surface: Transparent, often faceted for gemstones.
- Hardness: 5 on the Mohs scale.
- Characteristics: Rare and often found in small sizes, with a vitreous luster.
- Location: Quebec, Canada; Myanmar; Madagascar.
- Metaphysical Properties: Emotional healing, balance, releasing past traumas, inner peace, self-acceptance.
- Astrological Sign: Cancer
- Chakra: Heart Chakra
7. Musgravite
- Color: Greenish gray to purplish gray.
- Surface: Transparent to translucent, often faceted.
- Hardness: 8-8.5 on the Mohs scale.
- Characteristics: Strong pleochroism, showing different colors from different angles.
- Location: Australia, Greenland, Madagascar, Tanzania.
- Metaphysical Properties: Protection, grounding, resilience, strength, perseverance.
- Astrological Sign: Capricorn
- Chakra: Root Chakra and Third Eye Chakra
8. Serendibite
- Color: Blue-green to greenish-black.
- Surface: Transparent to opaque, often faceted.
- Hardness: 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale.
- Characteristics: Strong pleochroism, showing different colors from different angles.
- Location: Sri Lanka, Myanmar.
- Metaphysical Properties: Wisdom, insight, enhanced intuition, spiritual awareness, inner peace.
- Astrological Sign: Virgo
- Chakra: Third Eye Chakra and Crown Chakra
9. Benitoite
- Color: Blue, sometimes colorless or light pink.
- Surface: Transparent to translucent, often faceted.
- Hardness: 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale.
- Characteristics: Strong fluorescence under UV light, often found in triangular crystals.
- Location: San Benito County, California, USA.
- Metaphysical Properties: Psychic abilities, intuition, clear communication, mental clarity.
- Astrological Sign: Pisces
- Chakra: Third Eye Chakra and Throat Chakra
10. Alexandrite
- Color: Color-changing from green in daylight to red in incandescent light.
- Surface: Transparent to translucent, often faceted.
- Hardness: 8.5 on the Mohs scale.
- Characteristics: Strong pleochroism, showing different colors under different lighting conditions.
- Location: Russia, Brazil, Sri Lanka, East Africa.
- Metaphysical Properties: Balancing emotions, positive change, creativity, imagination, spiritual growth, transformation.
- Astrological Sign: Gemini
- Chakra: Heart Chakra and Crown Chakra
These crystals are associated with various astrological signs and chakras, enhancing their metaphysical properties and making them even more unique and valuable.
