About Polybasite
A silver copper antimony arsenic sulfide, typically iron-black with red internal reflections. It's associated with attracting wealth, transformation, and spiritual growth.
Primary Hues
Iron-Black, Steel-Grey, Cherry-Red (in thin splinters), often forms tabular pseudohexagonal crystals
Metaphysical Properties
A stone of wealth and transformation. Believed to attract prosperity and promote spiritual growth.
Associated Tarot Cards
The Moon
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Represents intuition- dreams- and the subconscious- aligning with Polybasite.
The High Priestess
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Symbolizes hidden knowledge and psychic abilities- resonating with this silver-rich mineral.
Associated Deities
Hecate
Pantheon: Greek
Domain: Magic- Crossroads- Moon- Mystery
Rationale: Hecate's association with the moon and magic aligns with Polybasite.
Isis
Pantheon: Egyptian
Domain: Magic- Wisdom- Moon
Rationale: Isis in her lunar aspect connects to the intuitive properties of this stone.
Metaphysical Uses
Intuition Enhancement Meditation
Divine Feminine Connection Rituals
Dream Work & Scrying Focus
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Geological & Scientific Details
Polybasite is classified as a sulfosalt minerals mineral which typically crystallizes in the monoclinic and trigonal polytypes system. Its chemical formula is [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7][Ag9CuS4].
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Sulfosalt minerals
- Chemical Formula: [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7][Ag9CuS4]
- IMA Symbol: Plb[1]
- Crystal System: Monoclinic and trigonal polytypes
- Cleavage: poor on (001)
- Streak: black with reddish tint
Associated Minerals
- Pearceite (forms series with)
- Stephanite
- Acanthite
- Native Silver
- Proustite
- Pyrargyrite
- Galena
- Sphalerite (common in silver-rich hydrothermal veins)