Andalusite Crystal / Stone Meaning, Properties & Benefits

Physical Properties of Andalusite Stone / Crystal
Chemical Formula:	Al2(SiO4)O
Chemical Composition:	Aluminum silicate
Crystal System:	Orthorhombic
Lustre:	Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous, Greasy
Transparency:	Transparent, Translucent
Colour:	Pink to red brown, occasionally yellow, green, white, gray rarely violet
Streak:	White
Hardness:	6.5 - 7.5 on Mohs Scale
Tenacity:	Brittle
Cleavage:
Fracture:	Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal
Density:	3.13 - 3.21
Refractive Index:	1.629 – 1.650

Properties of Andalusite Stone / Crystal

A beautiful birefringence precious stone which vicissitudes from a pale yellowish brown colour to a dark bottle green colour. The infamous one is the greenish red in colour. It recurrently it's colour from green to yellow to red depending upon the cut and the angle of reflection. It is well known for its pleochroism and its unusual property of changing the colour. But it can't be referred as colour changing stone as it can reflect multiple colour at a time. One colour in particular direction and one in another. It possess anorthorhombic crystal structure with a hardness of about 7.5 Mohs hardness.

Andalusite Stone Healing Properties

Andalusite is also referred to as The Seeing Stone because of its dexterity to patiently and calmly envision one's inner character unbiasedly. It is salutary for you to look and analyse the every dimension of the issue and take the unbiased decision without any abhorrence and with a rational approach. It makes you realize the vitality of self - sacrifice but beside the point it is not obligatory. It enroots a judicious thinking in you so that you could look after the every hidden trace of the issue and unfold it. It espouses the explicit aspects of your character and catalyses the changes in your life.

Andalusite Special Properties, Uses & Benefits

It sharpens the memory endowment as well as personal recapitulation. It counter balances us in every aspect emotional as well as physical. It is salutary for meditation purposes and centring. It can curb fatal disease like AIDS also. It can prevent issues like eye problem, deficiencies of calcium, oxygen, and iodine and water retention in our body.

Varieties of Andalusite

Chiastolite, Titanian, Viridine

Andalusite Found in Countries / Locations of World

Andalusite gemstones / crystals are found in some of the countries of world are: Andorra, Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam, Zimbabwe