Description

Glaucophane Tumbled Stones

Glaucophane is in the Monoclinic Crystal System, the amphibole sub-group. It is made up from sodium, magnesium, iron, aluminium silicate hydroxide minerals. It gets its name from two Greek words, glaukos for “sky-blue” and phainestai meaning “to appear.”

Someone, somewhere, has decided to call it the ‘que sera stone’ in the metaphysical world and I have no clue why. I just kept finding cases of copy and paste and no actual reason. But I have also found very different looking versions of it by that name.

One inference actually suggested that it was Melodie that came up with it. In checking in her book, on the pages cited, there was no mention. So hmmmm. What will be will be. It does seem that somewhere along the line it has also been confused with a form of Rhyolite found in Brazil. Maybe that is the source of the name change. For now, until I gain more actual facts, it kind of is what it is. I will call it by it’s original, geological name.

Glaucophane can be found in Greece, Italy, California (USA), areas of China and in Argentina. It’s coloring can be gray, a peachy tan, lavender blue, or bluish black.