Locality: Charcas, Mexico
Geological Properties
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Mineral: Danburite (Calcium Borosilicate)
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Chemical Formula: CaB₂Si₂O₈
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Hardness: 7–7.5 on the Mohs scale
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Color: Colorless, white, pale pink, champagne, yellow, and light brown
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Clarity: Transparent to translucent
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Luster: Glassy (vitreous)
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Density: Approximately 2.93–3.02 g/cm³
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Formation: Forms in boron-rich hydrothermal veins, metamorphic rocks, and certain pegmatites, often developing well-formed prismatic crystals.
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Origin: Mexico, Madagascar, Japan, Myanmar, Russia, and the United States
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Unique Feature: Known for its exceptional clarity, brilliant sparkle, and elongated prismatic crystals. First identified in Danbury, Connecticut, where it was discovered in 1839.
Metaphysical Properties
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Known As: Stone of Light & Spiritual Clarity
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Energy: Peaceful, uplifting, and harmonizing
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Chakras: Heart, third eye, and crown
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Emotional Support: Believed to encourage emotional balance, compassion, and inner peace
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Spiritual Meaning: Traditionally associated with spiritual awareness, intuition, and higher consciousness
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Symbolism: Purity, enlightenment, harmony, and divine connection
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Intention: Open your heart to peace, embrace clarity, and welcome light into your journey.
Common Uses
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Tumbling: Possible with suitable rough material, although valuable transparent crystals are generally preserved or faceted rather than tumbled.
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Carving: Suitable for small decorative carvings and polished shapes, but its cleavage and brittleness require careful handling.
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Jewelry Making: Valued for faceted gemstones, pendants, earrings, and occasional rings with protective settings.
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Landscaping & Décor: Best suited for indoor crystal displays and protected decorative arrangements rather than outdoor landscaping.
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Crafts & Collections: Highly prized for natural crystal points, mineral specimens, faceting projects, and gemstone collections.
Photos have not been edited or altered, just taken in different daylight conditions to show the variation in color. Pieces held in hand are to help showcase the quality, size, and color range that can be expected without interference from the plastic bag. It also does not necessarily represent the entire contents of one bag.
Items may also be photographed both dry and wet to help highlight what it may look like after polishing. Items may also be photographed back-lit by a light table to highlight translucency. Please be aware that by virtue of taking a photo over a light table, there will be some level of image distortion from the camera.