Sugilite: Stone of Spiritual Protection
Sugilite: it’s a very popular stone on the scene right now, so that’s what we’re gonna to talk about here today. ♥
First off, just some geology pronunciation stuff: I know most of you in our community are perhaps more used to this stone is more commonly pronounced as ‘soo-jeh-lyt.’
This is a mineral that’s actually named after the geologist who discovered it back in 1944, Dr. Sugi; hence the name, “Sugilite”.
But a lot of people see how it’s spelled and they mispronounced it as ‘soo-jeh-lyt’.
It’s actually pronounced, “soo-ghee-lyt”, with a hard-G.
But that’s the least important bit about this stone in the grand scheme of things. 😉
Here’s a quick recap of the info included in the above video…
Sugilite Geo-Facts
- It’s a manganese-based mineral — also containing lots of other elements as well
- most often comes from the manganese mines in South Africa
- its Mohs Hardness is between 6 and 6.5, so it’s relatively hard
- usually grows in masses, a stone mass. Very rarely does it form a crystal, but when it does, they call it a “sugilite gel” — where … Read More