Entry № 321
Phosphosiderite
Hydrated Iron Phosphate
Orchid calm for the emotional body.
Chakra
Heart · Third Eye
Element
Water
Zodiac
Pisces · Libra

I. The Metaphysical Reading
How the stone has been held.
Phosphosiderite is considered a gentle heart-healer that helps release emotional tension and old sorrow. Its soft purple colour is associated with compassion, spiritual growth, and the quiet courage to feel deeply.
- Chakra
- Heart · Third Eye
- Element
- Water
- Zodiac
- Pisces · Libra
- Keynote
- Orchid calm for the emotional body.
II. The Scientific Reading
What the lattice actually does.
Phosphosiderite is a hydrated iron phosphate, named from phosphorus and the Greek sideros ('iron'). It forms as a secondary mineral in oxidised phosphate deposits and is often found as compact, waxy nodules or as crystalline crusts.
- Formula
- FePO₄·2H₂O
- System
- Monoclinic
- Hardness
- 3.5 – 4 (Mohs)
- Provenance
- Chile, Germany, Portugal, USA, France
References & Sources
Independent mineralogical references used to verify the scientific details above.
Mineral Profile
Fact Sheet
- Chemical Formula
- FePO₄·2H₂O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Mohs Hardness
- 3.5 – 4 (Mohs)
- Density
- 2.74 g/cm³
- Refractive Index
- 1.680 – 1.730
- Provenance
- Chile, Germany, Portugal, USA, France
- Color Origin
- Orchid purple, pink, rose-red, brown, colourless
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