Crystal
Morganite
Chakras: Heart Chakra
Zodiac: Pisces, Taurus, Cancer
Planets: Venus, Moon
Elements: Water
Summary
Morganite is the pink to peach variety of beryl, sister to emerald and aquamarine, colored by traces of manganese and named in 1910 by the gemologist George Frederick Kunz for the financier and gem collector J. P. Morgan. A powerful, high vibration stone of unconditional love in crystal tradition, it is a Heart Chakra stone that opens the heart, assists in dissolving the ego and keeps gentle company with the wounded inner child.
Keywords
unconditional love, inner-child support, emotional support, ego dissolution, calming, nurturing
Spiritual meaning
In crystal tradition: Stone of unconditional love that opens the heart and assists in dissolving the ego.
Emotional meaning
A gentle companion for the wounded inner child, supporting healing through old emotional wounds.
Fun facts
The first morganite came from Madagascar in 1910, and large, clean crystals have since come from the pegmatites of Minas Gerais in Brazil and from Pala in California. Some pieces are gently heated to shift them from peach toward pink.
Care and cleansing
Beryl is hard (Mohs 7.5 to 8) and easy to care for: rinse in lukewarm water, dry with a soft cloth and keep it out of long spells of direct sun. Cleanse with water, smoke, sound or moonlight.
History and lore
In history and lore: Morganite is pink beryl, and Kunz recorded old lore of beryl as a whole: about 1220 Arnoldus Saxo reported that the wearer was 'rendered unconquerable and at the same time amiable.' An old German translation of Thomas de Cantimpre also stated that the beryl brought back the love of married people.
About the sources
- George Frederick Kunz (1856 to 1932), Tiffany & Co.'s chief gemologist and author of The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (1913) and The Magic of Jewels and Charms (1915).
- Arnoldus Saxo, a writer on the virtues of stones about 1220, who drew on Marbodus (Kunz).
- Thomas de Cantimpre (1201 to 1270), a pupil of Albertus Magnus, whose De rerum natura, written between 1230 and 1244, was translated into German by Konrad von Megenberg about 1350 (Kunz).