Conichalcite - Cristalljoia, 40 years of minerals

ETIMOLOGY: Derived from two Greek words "Konia" lime "khalkos" copper.

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Orthorhombic.

PRINCIPLE OF FORMATION: Secondary.

CLASS MINERAL: Phosphates, arsenates, vanadates.

CHEMICAL FORMULA MINERAL ELEMENTS: CaCl2 + (AsO 4) (OH).

HARDNESS: 4.5 on the Mohs scale.

FIELDS: Mexico, Chile, Poland, Zaire, USA.

MINERALOGY: In short prismatic crystals rooms, botroidales or reniform masses. With massive crusts frequently fibrous crystals radiated structure originates from the oxidation zone of copper deposits rich in arsenic.

MYTHOLOGY: Discovered in 1849 in the Spanish town of Hinojosa del Duque (Córdoba), the best examples of conichalcite are in Mapimí (Mexico).

PROPERTIES: Stimulates intuition and focuses the mind for meditation, helping to Eliminate worries, conichalcite Promotes a soft inner strength to us to Accommodate us to change, it helps us to communicate.

CHAKRAS: Spleen and heart.

ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius.

USES: Collection, meditation, secondary ore (deposit exploited for economic purposes) copper.