Which chakra does Elite Shungite work with?

Elite Shungite is traditionally associated with the Root · Earth Star chakra, the element of Earth, and the sign Capricorn · Scorpio.

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Elite Shungite

Q: What is Elite Shungite made of?

Elite Shungite has the chemical formula C (98%+, amorphous carbon with fullerene-like domains), crystallises in the amorphous system and measures 3.5 – 4 (Mohs) on the Mohs scale. Elite (or noble) shungite is the type-I variety of shungite, a Precambrian non-graphitic carbon-rich rock from Karelia containing more than 98% amorphous carbon, including fullerene-like nanostructures. It formed from marine microbial biomass roughly 2 billion years ago and is the world's oldest known carbon-rich sedimentary deposit. Ordinary black shungite has much less carbon (~30 – 60%).

Noble Shungite (Type I)

The silver-black carbon of Karelia.

Chakra

Root · Earth Star

Element

Earth

Zodiac

Capricorn · Scorpio

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

Elite shungite is worked with as a stone of grounded shielding, kept beside routers, screens and workstations by practitioners who want a small piece of very old carbon between themselves and modern electrical noise. It is treated as a stone that clears more than it charges.

Chakra: Root · Earth Star
Element: Earth
Zodiac: Capricorn · Scorpio
Keynote: The silver-black carbon of Karelia.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Elite (or noble) shungite is the type-I variety of shungite, a Precambrian non-graphitic carbon-rich rock from Karelia containing more than 98% amorphous carbon, including fullerene-like nanostructures. It formed from marine microbial biomass roughly 2 billion years ago and is the world's oldest known carbon-rich sedimentary deposit. Ordinary black shungite has much less carbon (~30 – 60%).

Formula: C (98%+, amorphous carbon with fullerene-like domains)
System: Amorphous
Hardness: 3.5 – 4 (Mohs)
Provenance: Russia — Karelia (Zazhoginsky deposit, Lake Onega)

References & Sources

Independent mineralogical references used to verify the scientific details above.

Mineral Profile

Fact Sheet

Chemical Formula: C (98%+, amorphous carbon with fullerene-like domains)
Crystal System: Amorphous
Mohs Hardness: 3.5 – 4 (Mohs)
Density: 1.9 – 2.1 g/cm³
Refractive Index: N/A (opaque, metallic)
Provenance: Russia — Karelia (Zazhoginsky deposit, Lake Onega)
Color Origin: Bright silvery-black with metallic lustre and conchoidal fracture