About Pyrolusite
Manganese dioxide, the most common manganese mineral, typically black and often forming dendritic patterns or sooty masses (can soil hands). It's a stone of transformation, optimism, and repelling negativity.
Primary Hues
Iron-Black, Steel-Grey, Bluish-Grey, often forms dendritic (fern-like) patterns or massive, sooty (can soil fingers)
Metaphysical Properties
A stone of transformation and optimism. Believed to repel negativity, restructure one's life, and provide hope. (Caution: can stain).
Associated Tarot Cards
The Tower
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Represents profound transformation and the restructuring of one's life- aligning with Pyrolusite.
Death
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Symbolizes endings- beginnings- and deep change- resonating with this mineral's energy.
Associated Deities
Hecate
Pantheon: Greek
Domain: Magic- Crossroads- Transformation
Rationale: Hecate's role as a goddess of profound change aligns with Pyrolusite.
The Morrigan
Pantheon: Celtic
Domain: War- Fate- Transformation
Rationale: Her association with fate and transformation connects to this stone.
Metaphysical Uses
Transformation & Restructuring Altar
Negativity Repelling Environment
Courage & Optimism Focus
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Geological & Scientific Details
Pyrolusite is classified as a oxide minerals mineral which typically crystallizes in the tetragonal system. Its chemical formula is MnO2. Common crystal habits include granular to massive: botryoidal. crystals rare.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Oxide minerals
- Chemical Formula: MnO2
- IMA Symbol: Pyl[1]
- Crystal System: Tetragonal
- Predominant Geological Color: Darkish, black to lighter grey, sometimes bluish
- Crystal Habit: Granular to massive: botryoidal. Crystals rare
- Twinning: {031}, {032} may be polysynthetic
- Cleavage: Perfect on 110
- Luster: Metallic, dull to earthy
- Streak: Black to bluish-black
Associated Minerals
- Manganite
- Romanechite (Psilomelane)
- Braunite
- Hausmannite
- Rhodochrosite
- Barite
- Quartz (major manganese ore mineral, found in sedimentary and residual deposits, and hydrothermal veins)