Which chakra does Mookaite work with?

Mookaite is traditionally associated with the Root · Sacral · Solar Plexus chakra, the element of Earth, and the sign Leo · Virgo.

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Mookaite

Q: What is Mookaite made of?

Mookaite has the chemical formula SiO₂ (with Fe oxides, radiolarian silica), crystallises in the trigonal (microcrystalline) system and measures 6.5 – 7 (Mohs) on the Mohs scale. Mookaite is a jasper formed from the silica-rich skeletons of ancient radiolaria — single-celled marine organisms — that accumulated in a Cretaceous sea. Iron oxides and hydroxides stain the resulting silica in shades of yellow, red, purple and cream. It occurs at Mooka Creek in the Kennedy Range of Western Australia.

Radiolarian jasper

Ochre memory of an ancient inland sea.

Chakra

Root · Sacral · Solar Plexus

Element

Earth

Zodiac

Leo · Virgo

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

Mookaite is held as a stone of vitality, adventure, and steady physical energy. Its warm colors are said to strengthen the will to act, and it is worked with when a long project or journey needs both grounding and endurance.

Chakra: Root · Sacral · Solar Plexus
Element: Earth
Zodiac: Leo · Virgo
Keynote: Ochre memory of an ancient inland sea.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Mookaite is a jasper formed from the silica-rich skeletons of ancient radiolaria — single-celled marine organisms — that accumulated in a Cretaceous sea. Iron oxides and hydroxides stain the resulting silica in shades of yellow, red, purple and cream. It occurs at Mooka Creek in the Kennedy Range of Western Australia.

Formula: SiO₂ (with Fe oxides, radiolarian silica)
System: Trigonal (microcrystalline)
Hardness: 6.5 – 7 (Mohs)
Provenance: Australia (Western Australia, Mooka Creek)