Mokaite

ETYMOLOGY: The name "Mookaite" is derived from the locality Mooka Station. According to the natives of the place "Mooka" means "flowing water".

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Trigonal / Amorphous.

PRINCIPLE OF FORMATION:  Secondary.

CLASS MINERAL: Oxides, quartz group.

CHEMICAL FORMULA, MINERAL ELEMENTS: SiO2 + Fe, O, OH, Si.

HARDNESS: 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale.

FIELDS: Australia.

MINERALOGY: The Mokaita is a type of jasper, is microcrystalline quartz, small granular structures, always it contains foreign matter, sometimes in a proportion of 20%, so the variety of jasper, secondarily formed penetrating the original socución acid silicic rock or sandstone or clay mixed with plenty of suspended particles, the solidified silicic acid and transformed into quartz sandstone small particles are trapped in jasper, hence its color, drawings and shine.

MYTHOLOGY: In Australia the Mokaita has been a healing stone that radiates energy, Mokaita is the common name Windalia radiolarite. The name "Mookaite" is derived from the locality from which Mooka Station. According to the natives of the place "Mooka" means "flowing water" undoubtedly referring to the many springs found there.

 
PROPERTIES: It is said that Jasper Mokaita stimulates the desire for change and new experiences, brings inner peace, thirst for adventure, promotes mobility and flexibility, it helps project numerous possibilities and to choose the most convenient.

CHAKRAS: Sacral.

ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo.

USES: Meditation, collection, decor, jewelry.