Which chakra does Carnotite work with?

Carnotite is traditionally associated with the Solar Plexus chakra, the element of Fire, and the sign Scorpio.

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Carnotite

Q: What is Carnotite made of?

Carnotite has the chemical formula K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O, crystallises in the monoclinic system and measures 2 (Mohs) on the Mohs scale. Carnotite is a strongly radioactive potassium uranyl vanadate that forms as a bright yellow secondary mineral in the oxidised zones of sandstone-hosted uranium deposits. The Colorado Plateau ores were the primary source of uranium for the Manhattan Project and remained the main US uranium supply through the 1950s. Specimens require lead-shielded storage and are not appropriate for handling, jewellery or elixirs.

Potassium Uranyl Vanadate

The yellow crust that lit the atomic age.

Chakra

Solar Plexus

Element

Fire

Zodiac

Scorpio

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

Carnotite is a specimen stone kept behind glass and never carried, worked with only through observation. Practitioners speak of it as a witness stone to what the mineral kingdom will do when it is asked to power human ambition without limit.

Chakra: Solar Plexus
Element: Fire
Zodiac: Scorpio
Keynote: The yellow crust that lit the atomic age.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Carnotite is a strongly radioactive potassium uranyl vanadate that forms as a bright yellow secondary mineral in the oxidised zones of sandstone-hosted uranium deposits. The Colorado Plateau ores were the primary source of uranium for the Manhattan Project and remained the main US uranium supply through the 1950s. Specimens require lead-shielded storage and are not appropriate for handling, jewellery or elixirs.

Formula: K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O
System: Monoclinic
Hardness: 2 (Mohs)
Provenance: USA (Colorado Plateau - Utah, Colorado), Australia, DR Congo