PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- GROUP Phosphates
- COMPOSITION (Fe3+)24AlO6(PO4 )17(OH)12·75H2O
- COLOR Yellow to brownish-yellow, reddish-orange, gold, dark orange, green
- CRYSTALLINE SYSTEM Hexagonal
- CRYSTALLINE HABIT Hexagonal or acicular
- HARDNESS 3 - 4
- FRACTURE Irregular
- EXFOLIATION Null
- GLOSS Silky
- STRIP Yellow
- TRANSPARENCY Translucent
- SPECIFIC WEIGHT 2.22
MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The cacoxenite forms characteristic golden yellow to orange acicular coatings. It appears in phosphate pegmatites and in deposits of limonite.
Its name was given by nineteenth-century mineralogists, derives from Greek and means "unwanted guest" or "evil foreigner", referring to the meaning of cacoxenite as a signal of unwanted phosphate in iron ore.
Deposits: England, Sweden, France, Germany, Holland and the United States.
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES
The cacoxenite is considered a holistic healing stone. It is used in meditation and to recover memories that require healing or integration. Cacoxenite helps release inhibitions and restrictions, providing a new vision.
On a physical level, cacoxenite is said to help relieve colds and flu. It is beneficial for the heart, lungs, kidneys and thyroid glands.
