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Origin: Pakistan, Brazil
Mineral Species: Xenotime
Mineral Group: Phosphates
Chemical Formula: YPO4
Hardness: 4-5
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Colour: Yellowish brown, red-brown, light green, grey.
Typical Appearance: As short to long prismatic crystals; also equant, pyramidal.
Birthstone: Virgo and Taurus
Chakra Alignment: Root (Base) and Sacral (Navel); Third Eye
Element: None
Origin of Name & Mythology: From the Greek "vain" and "honor," in allusion to the fact that the yttrium in it was mistaken for a new element.
Xenotime has a very pleasant, expansive energy. It is grounding and relaxing, but also opens the Third Eye, facilitating psychic development while keeping us calm and with our feet on the ground. Used directionally, it centres and aligns the Chakras. It opens us to self-examination and self-reflection.
According to some systems, xenotime can also be used to help eliminate parasites. This can be on a physical level, or on an emotional level, ridding one of parasites of the human variety. Do not use direct method to prepare a gem elixir.
