Garnet with Astrophyllite Crying/Fallen Angel Carving

Garnet with Astrophyllite Crying Angel (Fallen Angel)

90gm - 8.25cm x 4cm x 2.5cm

GARNET WITH ASTROPHYLLITE

The Stone of Passion and Cosmic Energy

✦ GEMSTONE INFORMATION ✦

COMPOSITION: Garnet (a group of silicate minerals, commonly almandine in red specimens) with Astrophyllite (a potassium iron titanium silicate)

MOHS HARDNESS: Garnet approximately 6.5 to 7.5. Astrophyllite approximately 3 to 4, so the stone is much softer in the astrophyllite areas.

TRANSPARENCY: Garnet is transparent to translucent. Astrophyllite is opaque.

LUSTRE: Garnet is vitreous (glassy). Astrophyllite is pearly to submetallic.

COLOURS: Deep red to red-brown garnet with bronze-gold to coppery astrophyllite blades

LOCATIONS FOUND: Garnet: widespread, including India, Brazil, Madagascar and Australia. Astrophyllite: Russia (Kola Peninsula), Norway, Canada, USA. 

FORMATION: Garnet commonly forms when rock is altered by heat and pressure (metamorphism). Astrophyllite forms in alkaline igneous rocks, often in pegmatites, as star-like sprays of thin blades.

★ DID YOU KNOW? ★

• The name garnet comes from the Latin “granatus”, meaning pomegranate, because small red garnet crystals resemble the fruit’s seeds.
• Astrophyllite’s name comes from the Greek words for “star” and “leaf”, after the radiating, star-shaped sprays of its golden blades.

■ METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES ■

• Promotes passion, vitality and motivation
• Associated with the Root and Third Eye Chakras
• Believed to encourage courage, grounding and determination
• Said to support personal power and connection to the cosmos
• Traditionally used for protection and energy

Metaphysical properties listed above are drawn from widely published crystal healing literature. These claims have not been scientifically verified and are not intended to be used for medical treatment, advice or diagnosis.