Entry № 320
Phoenix Stone
Chalcedony / jasper with iron staining
Flame and ash reborn as pattern.
Chakra
Root · Sacral
Element
Fire · Earth
Zodiac
Aries · Scorpio

I. The Metaphysical Reading
How the stone has been held.
Phoenix stone is used as a talisman of renewal and courage. Its fiery colours are read as a map of transformation — a reminder that destruction and creation are part of the same cycle.
- Chakra
- Root · Sacral
- Element
- Fire · Earth
- Zodiac
- Aries · Scorpio
- Keynote
- Flame and ash reborn as pattern.
II. The Scientific Reading
What the lattice actually does.
Phoenix stone is a trade name for vividly patterned jasper or chalcedony coloured by iron oxides and other mineral impurities. The banding and orb-like forms reflect successive deposition of silica-rich fluids in volcanic or sedimentary settings.
- Formula
- SiO₂ with Fe₂O₃ and other oxide inclusions
- System
- Trigonal (microcrystalline quartz)
- Hardness
- 6.5 – 7 (Mohs)
- Provenance
- Indonesia, Madagascar, India
References & Sources
Independent mineralogical references used to verify the scientific details above.
Mineral Profile
Fact Sheet
- Chemical Formula
- SiO₂ with Fe₂O₃ and other oxide inclusions
- Crystal System
- Trigonal (microcrystalline quartz)
- Mohs Hardness
- 6.5 – 7 (Mohs)
- Density
- 2.58 – 2.64 g/cm³
- Refractive Index
- 1.530 – 1.540
- Provenance
- Indonesia, Madagascar, India
- Color Origin
- Swirls of red, green, cream, black and ochre
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Stones that share this lattice
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