Collection: Eudialyte

Eudialyte is a rare and complex mineral that attracts the attention of geologists, collectors, and lithotherapy enthusiasts alike.

🔹 Name: Eudialyte

• Etymology: From the Greek eu (easy) and dialytos (dissolvable), because it dissolves easily in acid.

• Group: Silicates – subgroup of cyclosilicates

• Chemical formula: Very variable, but in a simplified way:
  Na₄(Ca,Ce)₂(Fe,Mn,Y)ZrSi₈O₂₂(OH,Cl)₂

🔹 Physical characteristics

• Color: Red, pink, purple, sometimes reddish-brown or yellow

• Luster: Vitreous

• Hardness (Mohs scale): 5 to 6

• Density: 2.8 to 3.1

• Crystal system: Trigonal

• Transparency: Transparent to translucent

🔹 Origin and deposits

Eudialyte is found primarily in alkali-rich igneous rocks, including nepheline syenites and alkali pegmatites .
The main deposits are located:

• In Russia (especially on the Kola Peninsula)

• In Greenland

• In Canada

• In Norway

• At Mont Saint-Hilaire in Quebec (famous for its wealth of rare minerals)

🔹 Uses

• Collection: Highly prized for its vivid color and well-formed crystals.

• Ornament: Sometimes used as an ornamental stone or in jewelry (although fragile).

• Lithotherapy:

  • Emotional balance

  • The opening of the heart

  • Energy Alignment