Glacierite Meaning, Metaphysical Energy & Geology

Blue Ice, also sold as Glacierite, reached the market as a purported natural discovery from Indonesia. Our testing raised a serious challenge to that description, and the vendor later confirmed to Soul Body Gems that the material was not naturally formed.

Laboratory finding: The sample was dominated by aluminum with lesser sodium and magnesium; some areas contained calcium and silicon. The dark blue region contained iron, nickel, and minor zinc and zirconium. A bubble-like void was observed. Preliminary X-ray diffraction suggested a material similar to dawsonite, but the researcher said more work was needed and described the first impression as man-made.

What “slag” means here: The material is commonly described in market discussions as industrial slag. The report and vendor confirmation support calling this piece manufactured rather than a naturally crystallized mineral, but the precise industrial source and process were not established by the report. We do not present the preliminary dawsonite resemblance as a final identification.

Report detail: Completed March 24, 2023. This document prints sample ID 92955, also printed on a different Tanzania feldspar report; the specimen photographs, dates, and findings distinguish the documents. Both are reproduced as supplied.

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Electron microscope image: This view shows small-scale regions selected for analysis. Its brightness contrast helps distinguish regions with different compositions; it is not a photograph of their natural colors. Numbered spots connect this view to the analyses listed in the report.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 2 Backscattered electron image of an area of the specimen shown in Fig.1.
Elemental spectrum: The peaks record characteristic X-ray signals from elements in the analyzed spot or area. This is an analysis of that location, not automatically of the entire specimen. Any mineral identification or uncertainty named in the laboratory caption is retained below.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 3: Energy dispersive spectral analysis of spot 1 in Fig. 2 (high aluminum, high carbon material )
Elemental spectrum: The peaks record characteristic X-ray signals from elements in the analyzed spot or area. This is an analysis of that location, not automatically of the entire specimen. Any mineral identification or uncertainty named in the laboratory caption is retained below.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 4: Energy dispersive spectral analysis of spot 6 in Fig. 2 (similar to Fig. 3 but with some silicon).
Electron microscope image: This view shows small-scale regions selected for analysis. Its brightness contrast helps distinguish regions with different compositions; it is not a photograph of their natural colors. Numbered spots connect this view to the analyses listed in the report.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 5 Backscattered electron image of an area of the specimen shown in Fig.1. Note bubble-like void.
Elemental spectrum: The peaks record characteristic X-ray signals from elements in the analyzed spot or area. This is an analysis of that location, not automatically of the entire specimen. Any mineral identification or uncertainty named in the laboratory caption is retained below.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 6: Energy dispersive spectral analysis of spot 2 in Fig. 5 (high aluminum compound with lesser silicon, sodium, calcium)
Element map: This map shows where the named elements occur within the analyzed area. Its colors represent the laboratory’s selected element channels, rather than the specimen’s visible colors. The caption below preserves any color key or distribution noted by the laboratory.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 7: X-ray map of the area shown in Fig. 2. Aluminum: red, silicon: blue, carbon: yellow.

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Laboratory report 1

Analytical Result Report

Sample id: 92955

Submitted by: K. Bitner

Date submitted: March 23, 2023.

Date completed: March 24, 2023.

Operating conditions: An AMRAY 1830 SEM operated at 25 kV acceleration potential, 26 mm working distance, 15 degrees sample tilt, coated with 250 Å carbon. Using the X-ray fluorescence attachment with 35 kV potential in conjunction with the EDS system.

A Bruker Titan X-ray fluorescence spectrometer was also used and operated with 50, 25 and 10 kV.

Fig. 1: Photograph of the specimen. Approximately 9.5 cm maximum dimension

Fig. 2 Backscattered electron image of an area of the specimen shown in Fig.1.

Fig. 3: Energy dispersive spectral analysis of spot 1 in Fig. 2 (high aluminum, high carbon material )

Fig. 4: Energy dispersive spectral analysis of spot 6 in Fig. 2 (similar to Fig. 3 but with some silicon).

Fig. 5 Backscattered electron image of an area of the specimen shown in Fig.1. Note bubble-like void.

Fig. 6: Energy dispersive spectral analysis of spot 2 in Fig. 5 (high aluminum compound with lesser silicon, sodium, calcium)

Fig. 7: X-ray map of the area shown in Fig. 2. Aluminum: red, silicon: blue, carbon: yellow.

Table 1: Minor and trace element composition of the dark blue area of the specimen. (in wt. %).

Laboratory data as recorded in the report
Element	Reported value
Calcium	3.2
Iron	1.0
Nickel	0.7
Zinc	0.3
Zirconium	0.2

Summary of findings: This specimen is very interesting (Fig. 1). The bulk composition is dominated by aluminum with lesser sodium and magnesium (Figs. 2-4). Locally, calcium and silicon are present (Figs. 5 and 6). The dark blue colored area contains iron, nickel, and minor zinc and zirconium (Table 1). A first attempt with X-ray diffraction suggests a material similar to dawsonite which is a sodium aluminum hydroxyl carbonate. There is some more work needed an this specimen but the first impression is that it is man-made.

Date: March, 24, 2023 Signature