Alternative Names: None
Origin: Notably Boron, California, U.S.A.
Mineral Species: Colemanite
Mineral Group: Borates
Chemical Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3].H2O
Hardness: 4.5
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Colour: Colourless, white
Typical Appearance: As crystalline masses and druzy crystalline crusts of short prismatic crystals.
Birthstone: Aries
Chakra Alignment: Crown and Heart
Element: Spirit
Origin of Name & Mythology: After William Tell Coleman (1824-1893), a founder of the California borax industry and owner of the mine where the mineral was first found.
Colemanite is a related mineral to Tunellite (see tunellite), and shares most of its properties. Unlike tunellite, colemanite has a stronger connection with the Crown Chakra, and an extremely light, open, playful energy, more faery and more spiritual than physical, although it can still be helpful in treating the same areas and physical symptoms. As with tunellite, it strongly affects heart and lungs, increases energy flow, and induces a deep state of meditation.
