Atlantisite

Water: Brief water contact is acceptable for cleansing. Prolonged soaking is NOT recommended . stichtite is a soft, hydrous mineral (Mohs 1.

5-2. 5) that can degrade in water, and the carbonate interlayer can dissolve under acidic conditions. Sun safety: Moderate exposure is fine.

Extended direct sunlight may fade the purple stichtite component over time. Elixir safety: NOT recommended for direct-infusion elixirs due to the serpentine-group component and the Cr content. Use indirect method only.

Dust precaution: Do NOT cut, grind, or polish without respiratory protection. Serpentine dust should always be treated with caution. Sun: Moderate exposure is fine.

Extended direct sunlight may fade the purple stichtite component over time. Elixir safety: NOT recommended for direct-infusion elixirs due to the serpentine-group component and the Cr content. Use indirect method only.

Dust precaution: Do NOT cut, grind, or polish without respiratory protection. Serpentine dust should always be treated with caution.

Atlantisite, as a combination of heart-centered green and higher-heart purple, addresses the transition zone between sympathetic activation and ventral vagal safety. The polyvagal framework describes how the ventral vagal pathway. activated through experiences of safety and social connection. supports the Social Engagement System involving eye gaze, facial expression, tone of voice, and social gesture. Atlantisite's dual-color energy supports the somatic experience of moving from guarded alertness toward relational openness (Bailey et al., 2020; Cabrera et al., 2017).

- Transition from sympathetic fight/flight toward social engagement - Heart-closing patterns: difficulty receiving care, love, or support - When both grounding (green/earth) and spiritual opening (purple/crown) are needed simultaneously - Compassion fatigue in caregivers: the combination supports giving AND receiving - Processing relational trauma: particularly patterns of trust betrayal

- Acute sympathetic crisis (panic, rage): too gentle for active emergency states; use grounding stones first - When focus on a single chakra/energy center is needed: the dual nature can disperse rather than concentrate intention - When strong boundary-setting is the priority: this is an opening stone, not a protective one

- Heart center (4th chakra): Primary placement. the green-and-purple combination maps directly to the heart/higher-heart interface - Thymus point (between throat and heart): Specifically for the "higher heart" or seat of compassion - One stone on heart, one on crown: For vertical integration of earth and spirit energies - Held between both palms: For meditation on giving and receiving

- Feel: Warm to the touch and remarkably light (SG ~2.3-2.5); the waxy texture feels organic and skin-like - Somatic experience: The lightness and warmth signal "gentleness" to the nervous system. The waxy, almost skin-like texture activates touch receptors in a way that feels nurturing rather than stimulating. Many users report a softening sensation in the chest when the stone is placed on the heart. a letting-go of guarding patterns. The dual color provides a visual cue for integration: "both can exist at once."

Type locality (for the trade name): Stichtite Hill, Dundas, western Tasmania, Australia Type locality (for stichtite mineral): Dundas, Tasmania (described 1910) Barberton, South Africa (serpentinite-hosted stichtite) Great Dyke, Zimbabwe Various ophiolite complexes worldwide (where chromite-bearing serpentinites weather)

Atlantisite forms through the serpentinization of ultramafic rocks (peridotites) that contain chromite. Serpentinization is a major hydrothermal process in which olivine and pyroxene . the primary minerals of mantle peridotite . react with water to produce serpentine-group minerals, brucite, and magnetite. The basic reaction for olivine serpentinization is: 6(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 + 7H2O = 3(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4 + Fe3O4 + H2 (Okamoto et al., 2024; Sabuda et al., 2021; Nascimento Vieira et al., 2020). This process typically occurs at temperatures below 400 degrees C and produces highly alkaline fluids with pH values reaching 11 or higher. The stichtite component forms when chromium is released during the weathering and alteration of chromite (FeCr2O4), a common accessory mineral in ultramafic rocks. As chromite weathers under alkaline, carbonate-rich conditions produced by serpentinization, Cr3+ is liberated and combines with Mg2+, CO3^2-, OH-, and water to crystallize stichtite in the interstices of the serpentine matrix. The co-occurrence of stichtite and serpentine is therefore a direct consequence of chromite-bearing peridotite undergoing serpentinization in the presence of CO2-bearing fluids. Chromium mobility in serpentine soils has been studied extensively, showing that Cr is gradually exposed by weathering of parent materials and that chemical modification of chromite increases near the soil surface (Cheng et al., 2011; Davaasuren et al., 2024). The type locality for this combination is Stichtite Hill at Dundas, Tasmania, Australia, where Precambrian ultramafic rocks have undergone extensive serpentinization. The geological setting is an ophiolite complex . a fragment of ancient oceanic crust and upper mantle that was obducted onto continental crust. Similar assemblages occur in other ophiolite/serpentinite terranes worldwide, but the Tasmanian material is prized for its vivid color contrast and large stichtite patches (Pereira & Peinado, 2012; Huang et al., 2023).