Alunite: Metaphysical & Geological Properties, Images

Alunite Specimen picture — Image Credit: Andrew Silver - http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/show_picture.cgi?ID=ID.%20BYU%20Mineral%20Specimens%20015

About Alunite

A hydrated potassium aluminum sulfate, typically white to yellowish or reddish. It's considered a grounding stone that aids in balancing energies, fostering creativity, and promoting emotional stability.

Primary Hues

White, Greyish, Yellowish, Reddish, Brownish

Metaphysical Properties

A grounding stone that helps balance yin and yang energies. Believed to enhance creativity and promote emotional stability.

Affirmation

I am grounded, balanced, and creatively stable.

Chakra Connection

Root
Solar Plexus

Astrological Alignment

Planetary Influence

Earth
Saturn

Elemental Energy

Earth

Vibrational Number

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Geological & Scientific Details

Alunite is classified as a sulfate minerals mineral which typically crystallizes in the trigonal system. Its chemical formula is KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6. Common crystal habits include fibrous to columnar, porcelaneous, commonly granular to dense massive.

Key Geological Properties:

Mineral Category: Sulfate minerals
Chemical Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
IMA Symbol: Alu[1]
Crystal System: Trigonal
Predominant Geological Color: Yellow, red, to reddish brown, colorless if pure; may be white, pale shades of gray
Crystal Habit: fibrous to columnar, porcelaneous, commonly granular to dense massive
Cleavage: On {0001}, perfect
Luster: Vitreous, somewhat pearly on {0001} for crystals, earthy if massive
Streak: White
Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent

Associated Minerals

Jarosite
Gypsum
Kaolinite
Pyrite

ALUNITE

Alumstone