Heliodor

Heliodor

SCIENCE / MINERALOGY
Heliodor is a yellow to yellow-green gem variety of beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈. Iron in different oxidation states produces its golden, straw, or greenish-yellow coloration. It crystallizes in the hexagonal system and commonly forms transparent elongated prisms with vertical striations.

GEOLOGY & FORMATION
Heliodor forms primarily in granitic pegmatites and hydrothermal veins where beryllium-rich late-stage fluids crystallize beryl with quartz, feldspar, mica, tourmaline, and other pegmatite minerals. Important sources include Brazil, Ukraine, Namibia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Russia, and the United States.

METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Heliodor is traditionally associated with confidence, clarity, optimism, leadership, and expressing personal truth with warmth. Its golden color gives it strong solar symbolism, but its beryl structure also connects it with thoughtful communication and long-term perspective.

KEY PROPERTIES
Confidence • Clarity • Leadership • Optimism • Truth • Purpose • Motivation

CHAKRA: Solar Plexus • Throat
ELEMENT: Fire • Air
ZODIAC: Leo • Gemini
MOHS HARDNESS: 7.5–8

ACCURACY / TRADE-NAME NOTE
Yellow to yellow-green beryl variety. Commercial naming overlaps with golden beryl.