Eudialyte is a natural red to magenta mineral, colored by iron. It usually shows as patches in dark rock, so beads are cut from that mix.
Cyclosilicate
Eudialyte
Eudialita
- Palette
- Red Pink Brown
- Mined in
- Canada, Russia, Brazil, Greenland, Norway, United States
- Hardness
- Mohs 5.0–6.0 ?
- See-through
- translucent
- Known since
- 1819
- Named for
- Greek for well decomposable, as it dissolves in acid
- Intention
- Calm Strength
- Looking for
- Calm Communication
- Water
- Keep it dry; wipe with a soft cloth
- Dye or finish
- Eudialyte is a collector's mineral, usually polished from the dark rock that holds it. We found no bead-trade statement about dye or heat, so ask the seller.
Not in our pieces now
SAAMI BLOOD
Besides its Greek-derived name, eudialyte carries the nickname 'Saami blood.'
1.16 BILLION YEARS
Greenland's Ilimaussaq complex, where eudialyte was first found, formed about 1.16 billion years ago.
8 BY 17 KM
The Ilimaussaq complex covers an area of 8 by 17 kilometers and its exposed rock is 1,700 meters thick.
What it is
A red to magenta-pink mineral, colored by iron, usually seen as patches and grains set in dark rock, often alongside black aegirine. It is a collector's stone, and polished beads are cut from the rock around it rather than from pure crystal.
What gives it its color
Eudialyte's pink to red color comes from iron in its structure.
Where it comes from
Eudialyte was first described from the Ilimaussaq complex in Greenland; it also comes from the Kola Peninsula in Russia, Mont Saint-Hilaire in Canada, Poços de Caldas in Brazil, Norway and Magnet Cove in Arkansas.
In history
Eudialyte was first described in 1819 from the Ilimaussaq complex in southwest Greenland, a site that has since given its name to thirty minerals. It remains mostly a collector's stone and a minor ore of zirconium.
What's said about it
In crystal lore, eudialyte is a stone for composure. People reach for it before a hard conversation, to keep a level head and a calm tone.
It was first described in Greenland in 1819, and its name means 'well decomposable' in Greek, since it dissolves in acid.
People hold it in the hand or keep it nearby for a talk that matters.
How people wear or keep it: In the hand, in a pocket, or on a desk.
In crystal practice
In the crystal tradition, eudialyte is paired with the heart chakra, so practitioners rest it there during meditation or lie down with it in place for a few quiet minutes. Day to day, the same tradition suggests keeping it close: in the hand, in a pocket, on a desk. People reach for it when they want calm, communication, and many set an intention when they put it on. Most practitioners cleanse a new stone first (running water only if the stone can take it, otherwise smoke or moonlight) and set it aside now and then to rest.
These are beliefs people have held and still hold about the stone, reported as such. Nothing here is a promise or a medical claim. We sell stones as jewelry, not for these effects.
Associations
The chakra and star sign this stone is usually matched with. These are popular traditions, not facts about the stone.
ChakraHeart
ZodiacVirgo
ElementWater
Care
- Medium hardness, so keep it from hard knocks and from harder stones in the same pouch.
- Eudialyte dissolves readily in acid, so keep it away from vinegar, lemon juice and acidic cleaners.
- Wipe it with a soft damp cloth and dry it right away instead of soaking it.
- Because the red sits in softer rock, take care that edges do not chip.
How to tell what you have
- Real eudialyte is red to magenta grains in dark rock, often beside black aegirine; the red sits in patches, not a continuous even band.
- It is moderately hard (5 to 6 on the Mohs scale). A bead with a smooth, uniform pink-red color and no dark rock around it deserves a closer look.
What sets the price
Eudialyte is rare and mostly collected as a mineral, and clear faceting material is always small, so the few polished beads are priced mainly by that scarcity and by how deep and red the color is.
Questions people ask at our table
What is eudialyte?
A rare red to magenta mineral, a complex sodium calcium zirconium silicate, at Mohs hardness 5 to 6. It forms in alkaline igneous rock such as nepheline syenite.
Is the dark rock around it part of the stone?
Yes. Eudialyte seldom forms large clean crystals, so beads and cabochons are usually cut from rock where red eudialyte is mixed with dark minerals such as aegirine.
Where is it found?
Mont Saint-Hilaire in Canada, the Kola Peninsula in Russia and Poços de Caldas in Brazil are well known. The first specimens came from Greenland.
Is it dyed?
The red comes naturally from iron in the mineral. Cheap red-and-black beads can be dyed or can be a different stone, so ask what the seller is calling it.
What is a similar stone I can buy?
Red network and red leopard are red and black patterned stones we carry, and rose quartz offers a soft pink. Rhodonite has a similar pink with dark veining and has its own page here.
Not in our pieces right now
Stones we do carry that are close to it are listed under related stones.
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