This stone is most frequently seen with a" blue jean blue" coloring, but
crystals show pleochroism from red to blue to violet as well as violet or pinkish brown. Dumortierite quartz is blue colored quartz containing abundant dumortierite inclusions. Sources of Dumortierite include Canada, France, Italy, Madagascar, Namibia, Nevada, Norway, Poland and Sri Lanka. It has a Mohs hardness of 8.5 .
Dumortierite was first described in 1881 for an occurrence in Chaponost, in the Rhône-Alps of France and named for the French paleontologist Eugene Dumortier (1803-1873). It typically occurs in high temperature aluminium rich regional metamorphic rocks, those resulting from contact metamorphism and also in boron rich pegmatites.
It is used in the manufacture of high grade porcelain. It is sometimes mistaken for sodalite and has been used as imitation lapis lazuli.
Promotes accomplishments, positive attitude, courage, trust, harmony, and helps us cope with panic and fear. Dumortierite enhances organizational abilities, including precision, self discipline and the ability to organize. Helps us become more businesslike, systematic, tidy and methodical. If you own a business, the stone may help you better organize files, procedures and even your thought processes in evaluating what's best for your company.
Dumortierite will also provide you with more strength and courage to assert your true potential and help you vocalize your abilities - "To sell yourself" - to others. Eliminates stubbornness while still allowing one to stand up for oneself in the right causes. This is a good career stone for women.
Dumortierite will assist you in communicating spiritual concepts to others and better understanding unusual or mystical events you experience. It is a popular stone for opening the Third Eye, and is excellent for opening up communication with your Angels and Spirit Guides.
(Astrological Sign of Leo)
Vibrates to the number 4
Dumortierite is a great stone for healers as an aid in diagnosing health problems. It can illuminate the base issues and true causes of an illness so the healer is better able to treat the individual.
Dumortierite is said to diminish wasting disorders, help provide stamina and strength for those dealing with the condition of chronic disease and may even provide insight into the basis of the condition in order to help understand and correct the cause.
