Fuchsite - Fairy Crystal

Fuchsite - Fairy Crystal

Brazil

Single piece. Size approx. 54mm x 40mm x 17mm. Weight approx. 54g.

A beautiful, small piece of fuchsite sparkles with a greenish silvery sheen. Fuchsite is a mica mineral. Fuchsite, or chrome mica, is a variation of muscovite in which chromium has replaced some of the aluminum in muscovite. The chromium in the mineral gives it a beautiful green color. Fuchsite also forms an isomorphic alloy series with muscovite. Fuchsite is also responsible for the green color of aventurine quartz. It occurs in the stone as small light-reflecting inclusions. Fuchsite fluoresces pale green under ultraviolet light. The mineral is rarely found in nature and only in small deposits. It is named after the renowned German chemist, Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs.

Symbol meaning

Also known as the fairy stone, fuchsite is said to be a stone of inexhaustible joy, happiness and balance. Its soft greenish color and shimmering sparkle have been considered to represent the mighty power of spring and the awakening of nature. For this reason, it is considered a stone of the earth element and a symbol of nature. It is also a stone of rebirth, the cycle of life and transformation. Fuchsite is also a stone of the heart chakra.