Origin: Worldwide
Mineral Species: Pyromorphite
Mineral Group: Phosphates
Chemical Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Hardness: 3.5-4
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Colour: Green to dark green, yellow, greenish-yellow or yellowish-green, orangish-yellow, shades of brown, white and colourless.
Typical Appearance: Typically found as green, yellowish, brownish, greyish or white barrel-shaped hexagonal prisms, in clusters or as druses on matrix.
Birthstone: Secondary birthstone for Sagittarius, Aries and Leo
Chakra Alignment: Heart and Solar Plexus
Element: Green - Water, Yellow - Fire
Origin of Name & Mythology: Named pyromorphite in 1813 by Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann from the Greek for "fire" and "form", because, after being melted into a globule, a sample will begin to take on a crystalline shape during cooling.
"Like most lead ores, pyromorphite has a remarkable cleansing and clearing effect on both the physical body and the energy field, getting rid of old, held “stuff”, and drawing the user’s awareness to areas that may be in need of further attention. Although it does its work throughout the body, it maintains a special focus on the Solar Plexus and the chakras immediately above and below, as well as the Throat. In common with many other phosphates, pyromorphite brightens the outlook and lifts the spirits, and balances on many levels – this includes emotional and hormonal balancing. It can also bring added support to the immune system and boost the body’s ability to heal. It is sometimes recommended for stimulating the energy of other crystals around it. "
