CaSO₄
Angelite
Peruvian anhydrite, pale as a washed sky, sits near 3 to 3.5 on the Mohs scale.
- Formula
- CaSO₄
- Mohs hardness
- 3–3.5
- Crystal system
- orthorhombic
- Colour
- blue
- Element
- aether
- Chakra (tradition)
- throat
- Zodiac
- Pisces, Aquarius
- Month
- —
- Where the earth keeps it
- Peru, Mexico
What it actually is
Angelite is CaSO₄ before it is a story. The lattice is orthorhombic, Mohs 3–3.5, and the eye meets blue.
The better pieces still come out of the ground in Peru, Mexico. Peruvian anhydrite, pale as a washed sky, sits near 3 to 3.5 on the Mohs scale.
What the old tradition whispers
The parlour tradition ties Angelite to aether and to the throat centre. The old site stood it near: Pisces, Aquarius.
How not to turn it to ash
Softer than a steel knife. No ultrasonic bath, no acid, no sudden heat. Dust wants a dry cloth.