Garnet · Africa
Grossular Garnet
Prosperity — fertility and 'harvesting' hard work
Specimen
- Found in
- Kenya, Tanzania, Mali, Pakistan
- Key ingredient
- Calcium Aluminum
- Species
- Garnet
- Chakra
- Crown
About this stone
Garnet occurring in green, yellow, orange, and pink. Grossular Garnet (especially green Tsavorite) attracts prosperity, promotes gratitude, and stimulates growth. It opens the heart chakra and encourages service to the highest good.
Geology · Formation
How it forms: Contact metamorphism of limestone.
Grossular Garnet is the calcium-rich member of the garnet family, often appearing in 'organic' green or yellow hues. It forms in 'contact metamorphism' zones where magma meets limestone. The reaction between the hot magma’s silica and the limestone’s calcium forces the crystallization. The Result: Hard, dodecahedral crystals in shades of 'Gooseberry' green (hence the name Grossularia).