About Ussingite
A rare sodium aluminum silicate, often pale violet or pink, sometimes fluorescent. It's a high-vibration stone activating higher chakras, enhancing intuition, and promoting tranquility.
Primary Hues
Colorless, White, Pale Violet, Pink, Lilac, Grey, often massive or forms granular aggregates (can be fluorescent)
Geological & Scientific Details
Ussingite is classified as a phyllosilicate minerals mineral which typically crystallizes in the triclinic system. Its chemical formula is Na2AlSi3O8OH.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Phyllosilicate minerals
- Chemical Formula: Na2AlSi3O8OH
- IMA Symbol: Usg[1]
- Crystal System: Triclinic
- Predominant Geological Color: pale to medium violet, reddish violet; sometimes barely tinted purple
- Luster: sub-vitreous
- Streak: white
- Diaphaneity: transparent, translucent