About Ulexite
Hydrated sodium calcium borate, known for its white fibrous masses that exhibit a unique fiber-optic property ('TV Stone'). It's a stone of inner vision, intuition, and clarity, enhancing telepathy and imagination.
Primary Hues
Colorless, White, often forms acicular radiating fibrous masses ('cotton balls'), silky luster, exhibits fiber optic properties (transmits images)
Metaphysical Properties
A stone of inner vision, intuition, and clarity. Believed to enhance telepathy, stimulate imagination, and help see the truth of situations. Aids in reading energies.
Associated Tarot Cards
The High Priestess
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Symbolizes intuition- inner vision- and seeing hidden truths- aligning with the "TV Stone".
The Star
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Represents clarity- insight- and spiritual perception- resonating with Ulexite's properties.
Associated Deities
Urania
Pantheon: Greek
Domain: Astronomy- Universal Vision
Rationale: Urania as the muse of celestial vision connects to Ulexite's ability to "see through" things.
Thoth
Pantheon: Egyptian
Domain: Wisdom- Knowledge
Rationale: Thoth's association with clear knowledge aligns with this stone's clarifying nature.
Metaphysical Uses
Inner Vision Enhancement
Scrying Tool
Energy Reading Aid
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Geological & Scientific Details
Ulexite is classified as a nesoborates mineral which typically crystallizes in the triclinic system. Its chemical formula is NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O. Common crystal habits include acicular to fibrous.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Nesoborates
- Chemical Formula: NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O
- IMA Symbol: Ulx[1]
- Crystal System: Triclinic
- Predominant Geological Color: Colorless to white
- Crystal Habit: Acicular to fibrous
- Twinning: Polysynthetic on {010} and {100}
- Cleavage: Perfect on {010} good on {110} poor on {110}
- Luster: Vitreous; silky or satiny in fibrous aggregates
- Streak: White
- Diaphaneity: Transparent to opaque
Associated Minerals
- Colemanite
- Borax
- Kernite
- Priceite
- Howlite
- Gypsum
- Calcite (common in evaporite borate deposits in arid regions)