Unrefined 10ml powdered Devonshire red mica shist pigment.

Hand-Ground Red Mica Schist Pigment – Rich Mineral Powder for Inlay, Resin, and Ritual Work

Bring the grounding energy of ancient stone into your creative and spiritual practice with our Red Mica Schist Pigment, hand-ground from raw, ethically sourced stone fragments. These are leftover pieces from jewellery work—too fragile for wearable use, but far too beautiful to waste.

Rich in deep earthy reds with a shimmering mica sparkle, this pigment bridges art, alchemy, and geology.

Product Features:
Hand-Ground Mineral Powder: Crushed with care in a traditional mortar and pestle to preserve its natural texture and shimmer.
Upcycled from Studio Offcuts: Made from mica schist fragments that were unsuitable for solid jewellery—offering new purpose and reducing waste.
Striking Colour & Texture: Expect rich rusty reds with glimmering silver or bronze flecks from the mica content, giving a dimensional, reflective finish in use.

Perfect For:
Pigment in resin, paint, or mixed media artworks
Inlay material in sacred tools, jewellery, or sculpture
Spell work and rituals related to earth, grounding, transformation, or manifestation

Symbolism & Metaphysical Associations:
Red mica schist is a stone of earthy resilience, rooted power, and transformation. Its layered composition represents personal growth through pressure—like the metamorphic journey it went through to become what it is.

Grounding & Strength: Connect with the stability of the Earth element. Use in rituals for focus, resilience, and building firm foundations.
Manifestation & Courage: The red tones stir motivation and action, ideal for goal-setting, protection work, and energizing spiritual tools.
Transformation: Schist forms under intense heat and pressure—symbolic of evolving through life’s challenges into something stronger and more refined.

Geological & Scientific Background of Red Mica Schist:
Schist is a medium- to coarse-grained metamorphic rock, formed under intense heat and pressure during the regional metamorphism of pre-existing rocks like shale or mudstone. This transformation takes place deep within the Earth's crust, typically at convergent plate boundaries where tectonic forces create mountains—making schist a literal piece of ancient Earth drama.

The term "schist" comes from the Greek skhistos, meaning "split," referring to its foliated or layered texture. The layers are primarily composed of platy minerals, especially mica (muscovite or biotite), which are aligned in sheets. This alignment gives schist its characteristic sparkling sheen and makes it easy to split or flake apart when ground.

Mineral Composition:
red mica schist likely contains:
Muscovite or biotite mica – adds reflective sparkle and smoothness
Quartz – adds strength and hardness
Hematite or iron oxides – responsible for the rich red to rust tones
Garnet or feldspar – may occasionally appear in small flecks or grains, depending on the origin

Formation Process:
The red mica schist used in your pigment formed during the metamorphic phase of rock transformation—when mudstone or shale was subjected to extreme pressure and heat over millions of years, usually during mountain-building events. This recrystallization process caused new minerals to grow in alignment, creating the glittering bands of mica interwoven with harder minerals.

Where It's Typically Found:
Although yours is Devonshire-sourced, schist is a globally distributed rock type. Similar red mica schist can be found in geologically active areas such as:

The Scottish Highlands
The Alps
The Appalachians in the U.S.
The Himalayas
Parts of Scandinavia
These regions are known for intense metamorphism and deep-time geology, making any schist sample a literal time capsule from Earth's crust.

What You’ll Receive:
One 10ml bottle of hand-ground red mica schist pigment
Each batch has its own unique balance of colour, sheen, and grain size due to the natural variations in the raw stone

Note: This pigment is not intended for ingestion or cosmetic use. As with all naturally crushed minerals, protective gear such as gloves or masks is recommended when handling powders in larger quantities.