Crystal: Emerald
Form: Rough rock
Best known for: Healing | Love | Memory | Intuition
Chakra: Heart
Metaphysical Properties + Use:
Emerald represents the heart chakra and is associated with the water element. It is said to encourage fidelity and commitment and be able to open ones heart space up to new love by helping to heal heartbreak and emotional heaviness. Emerald is also known for its rejuvenation and nourishing energies, enhancing both physical and emotional healing.
Science: Chemical composition:
Be3Al2(SiO3)6 | Mohs Hardness: 7.5-8
Geological Formation:
Emerald is a variety of beryl
consisting of beryllium, aluminium, silicon, and oxygen.
Emerald crystals form in hydrothermal veins or metamorphic rocks under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. The presence of chromium, vanadium, and iron in the environment gives the stone its characteristic green colour. Major sources of emerald include Colombia, Brazil, and Zambia. The difference between the mineral beryl form of emerald and emerald gemstones are that our emerald crystals are the raw form of emerald, still comprised in the rock it was formed in, before it has been cut and processed.
Feng Shui:
Emerald is used to bring harmony to the home and attract abundance. It is often placed in the southeast area (wealth and prosperity) or the center (health) of your home or any space to enhance vitality, renewal, and emotional balance.