Origin: Worldwide
Mineral Species: Olivenite
Mineral Group: Arsenates
Chemical Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Hardness: 3
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Colour: Pale to dark olive green, occasionally white to gold.
Typical Appearance: Typically as short prismatic, tabular or acicular crystals. Also as fibrous silky masses.
Birthstone: Not known
Chakra Alignment: Not known
Element: Not known
Origin of Name & Mythology: Named olivenerz by Abraham G. Werner in 1789 in allusion to its olive-green color. Robert Jameson changed the ending "erz" to "ite" in 1920.
As yet, no specific esoteric information is known. Awaits appraisal and analysis by the crystal healing community.
