Calcite, like many general mineral classes, come in various shades and forms. From the most vibrant colors to very mundane looking stones that get undervalued, they all have their own healing properties and are unique in their own ways. Calcites are most known for their ability to clear out blockages, activate different chakras, and work within the body, mind, and spirit.
History of General Calcite
An early discovery of calcite was at Eskifjord, Iceland in basalt where a single crystal 7x7x2 meters weighing 250 tons was reported. Transparent, colorless optical quality calcite is often referred to as “Iceland spar”. The mineral name “calcite” is credited to Gaius Plinius Secundus in the year 79 based on the Latin word for “lime”. Most of calcites history deals in the discovery of other minerals containing calcite, because of its composition it is found in hundreds of different stones, growing around and in other minerals.
Fun fact, these stones have been being used as early as the end of the 1500’s. One of the stone’s specimens was found on a viking ship dating back from 1592. The mineral was used as a compass depolarizing sunlight!
Composition and Formation of General Calcite
Limestone and marble are comprised primarily of CaCO3 (calcium carbonate) as are the shells of most marine organisms. Water often contains much dissolved calcium that can react with carbon dioxide to precipitate calcite.
The chemical and physical characteristics of calcite make it relatively easy to distinguish from other minerals. It is relatively soft and can be easily scratched with a knife, having a Mohs hardness of 3. For comparison, quartz has relative hardness of 7.
BLUE CALCITE:
Blue calcite is mainly composed of calcium carbonate with some manganese and carbon content. This blue and delicate stone has a density ranging from 2.6 to 2.8 and a hardness level of 3. It is generally found as a pebble of 5 to 7 cm in diameter, weighing between 100 and 150 g.
Where does Blue Calcite Come From?
Mexico: Known for producing high-quality blue calcite crystals.
United States: Significant deposits in states such as New Jersey, Tennessee, and Missouri.
Peru: Notable for its beautiful blue calcite specimens.
Iceland: Famous for its large, transparent calcite crystals, including blue calcite.
History
Blue calcite has been appreciated throughout history for its beauty and supposed metaphysical properties. While not as historically prominent as some other gemstones, blue calcite has found its place in various cultural and spiritual practices. Blue calcite has been used as a decorative stone for centuries, valued for its calming blue color and smooth texture. Historically, blue calcite has been used in metaphysical practices for its reputed ability to enhance communication, reduce anxiety, and promote emotional healing.
Physical Healing Properties
Improves the quality of sleep as it rebalances the circadian cycle
Energizes the body and boosts its functions after a vitality drainer event such as a hangover
Stimulates the nervous system
Helpful in clearing congestion in the lungs and respiratory system
A good stone for emphysema, as it stimulates the lungs toward greater expansion and utilization of oxygen
Useful for headaches
An excellent stone to use in the treatment of cataracts and other non-inflammatory diseases of the eyes
Emotional and Mental Healing Properties
Alleviates stress and nervous tensions
Promotes a serene mindset, prone to the undertaking of any project
Treats sleep disorders and effectively relieves anxiety
Balances body and mind energies and wards off negative waves
Helps develop communication skills
Chills out your angst when raw emotions are running rampant
Shifts your perspective to that of peaceful acceptance
Eases the flow of ideas and can be useful in overcoming writer's block
Spiritual Healing Properties
Improves intuition
Aligns you with the celestial, spirit and angelic realms
Helps you focus on astrological or metaphysical pursuits as well as other visionary pursuits
Helps you expand your consciousness to receive inspiration
Promotes inner vision clairvoyance and telepathy
Clears the throat chakra - particularly when you are hesitant to share your spiritual knowledge or information with others
ORANGE CALCITE:
Orange calcite forms in sedimentary environments, typically as a result of the precipitation of calcium carbonate from marine or freshwater solutions. It can also be found in hydrothermal veins and cavities within limestone and marble deposits.
Where is Orange Calcite Found?
China
India
Namibia
United States
History
Orange Calcite was “discovered” relatively recently by the metaphysical community and so it was not included in any early lapidaries, texts that describe gemstones and their powers. Calcite is an extremely common and soft mineral which makes it an excellent choice for carving, both in ancient times and today. It is certainly possible that many of the carvings had healing and spiritual purposes.
The variety name “orange calcite” refers to its amber, honey-yellow, orange, and orange-red colors. Orange calcite is also known as “orange onyx,” “orange Mexican onyx,” “citrus calcite,” and “orange alabaster.”
Various ancient cultures, notably the Olmec that flourished between 1500 and 600 B.C. in southern and central Mexico, carved ceremonial cups and figurines from both the orange and red varieties of massive calcite. Anthropologists suggest that massive, orange massive calcite was the Olmec symbol for the sun. Much later, European medieval physicians prescribed potions of powdered orange calcite as a remedy for ailments of the eyes. Modern metaphysical practitioners value orange calcite as an “enhancement stone” that restores mental and emotional equilibrium, relieves emotional fears, brings insight into the causes of apathy or lethargy, facilitates the release of past traumas, and increases memory and learning abilities.
Physical Healing Properties
Supports the positive effects of spinal cord alignments
Eases the aches and pains of arthritis and muscular tension
A fertility stone and is beneficial for positive thinking while preparing for conscious conception
Supports your reproductive system, large intestine, kidneys, bladder and mammary glands
Supports all the Fire element systems in the body - the endocrine system and hormonal balance, the digestive system and metabolism, and the sexual organs and sexuality
Emotional and Mental Healing Properties
Helps you process feelings that have been stored in your consciousness for a long time
Installs positive thought-forms or mental energy in the emotional body
Increases your self esteem
A stone for self nurturing
An excellent stone for those of you with shyness or social phobias
Helps you with overcoming depression, lethargy or hopelessness
Entices you to use your creativity, encouraging action, play and fostering a fertile life
Spiritual Healing Properties
Helpful in removing blockages from the meridian system and in stimulating the sacral and solar plexus chakras
A good stone to use when doing shamanic journey work
A gentle guide to the inner workings of the emotional body through spiritual means
Improves the quality of rebirthing, Reiki, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), integrated Energy Therapy (IET) and other spiritually aligned healing practices
GREEN CALCITE :
Green Calcite is a carbonate mineral formed during sedimentation. The retention of chlorite compound while crystallization enables this crystal to possess a vibrant shade of green. This crystal resembles a washed sea glass due to its soothing and attractively opaque light green hue. This variety of Calcite is abundant in many areas, including Mexico and Brazil. Green Calcite is often retrieved in a massive bulk form.
History
The Egyptians first discovered this magnificent, transparent dark green stone. This gemstone name is influenced by the river Achates (now known as Cirillo) on the Mediterranean island of Sicily, which was the stone is abundantly extracted. Agate is commonly used to decorate seals, rings, and vessels. Meanwhile, ancient Romans invented the technique of shading them with bright colors. Green Calcite was one of the first colored Calcites to be considered and utilized for healing and metaphysical uses.
Physical Healing Properties
Helps your body recover faster
Assists with arthritis and bone ligament issues
Rebalances your digestion when faced with challenges
Promotes healthy function of the gallbladder, liver, pancreas, spleen, and small intestine
Opens the channels of your heart to optimize the function of the physical heart on all levels
Helps with clearing excessive plaque and blockages in the arteries
Releases buried emotions that may have manifested into physical disease
Helps overcome joint pains
Balances your blood pressure and immune system
Emotional and Mental Healing Properties
Eliminates and blocks hostile forces, including emotional disturbances
Enhances your positive feelings
A powerful stress-relief stone that can also prevent and relieve panic disorders
Soothes anger in teens and adults
Enables you to expand your understanding of things
Helps you to stay composed during trying times
Assists you in grounding, focusing, and finding inner peace
Assists you in discovering your life's goal by harnessing your talents and abilities
Helps you release judgement and move on
Helps to heal a broken heart
Facilitates forgiveness of yourself and others
Assists in overcoming social phobias
Spiritual Healing Properties
Opens your sacred heart to receive love from the spiritual realm
Strengthens communication with those on the other side
Its connection to the Heart Chakra as well as the Moon brings us closer to nature
A stone of manifestation
Helps us connect to our higher power
PINK MANGANO CALCITE:
Mangano Calcite is a variety of Calcite with manganese impurities that give it a pink hue. The healing stone exhibits shades of pink with swirls, bands, or stripes ranging from transparent to opaque. It may appear in rhombic, spheroid, stalactite, fibrous, or bladed formations.
Hence, it is also called Manganese Calcite, Pink Calcite, Manganese-bearing Calcite, Manganocalcite, Manganiferous Calcite, Calcimangite, and Manganoan Calcite.
History
The pink Mangano Calcite crystal was first found in Banská, Štiavnica, Slovakia by German mineralogist and professor in the year 1846. Today, most Mangano Calcite you'll find in the market comes from various parts of the world where natural minerals thrive. These include the countries of Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Mexico, Peru, Madagascar, Australia, and Japan.
Physical Healing Properties
Helps your blood flow easily throughout your circulatory system
Helpful for healing various diseases such as cancer, skin problems, lung disorders, diaphragm weakness
Helps relieve insomnia
Assists in tissue regeneration and healing after trauma and surgery
Aids circulation and the distribution and assimilation of nutrients in the body
Boosts your immunity, strength, and reproductive health
Emotional and Mental Healing Properties
Assists in clearing blocks to emotional expression and in clearing long standing emotional patterns which you have outgrown
Supports those in deep grief, trauma or emotional hysteria
Activates loving thoughts
Increases your ability to love and receive love from others
Promotes love, pleasure, libido, happiness, joy, luck, and wisdom
Relieves stress and tension from previous emotional traumas, the loss of a loved one, a difficult breakup, PTSD, or emotional or physical abuse
A good stone for children who cry or whine often for no reason
Spiritual Healing Properties
Activates the opening of the heart chakra
Helps you align with the Divine Mother, the highest form of motherly love
Connects to the powers of Aphrodite
Guides you during a spiritual awakening
Can help ground you and keep you In the present moment during meditations
Strengthens psychic protection
Excellent for accessing the Akashic Records
Empowers your auric shield
Helps you clear karmic debts and propels you toward your soul mission
YELLOW CALCITE:
Yellow Calcite is typically formed in sedimentary environments, found all around the world. Mostly known for being in Mexico, the USA, and the UK. Like many other calcites its going to be on the softer side, sitting at a 3 on Moh’s hardness scale.
History
The journey of Yellow Calcite through history is as colorful as the stone itself. In ancient times, this captivating calcium carbonate mineral was used in carvings and religious artifacts, believed to possess divine properties. Its presence in ancient Egypt is particularly noteworthy, with the ancient Egyptians valuing yellow calcite crystals, not only for their beauty but also for their role in rituals and as part of other afterlife adornments. Similarly, in Greece and other ancient civilizations, Yellow Calcite resonated with spiritual and cultural significance, embodying a bridge between the earthly and the divine.
During the Middle Ages, the allure of Yellow Calcite transitioned from the mystical to the medicinal. Alchemists and healers of the time revered it for its supposed healing properties, employing it in various remedies aimed at cleansing negative energy and promoting mental clarity. This period marked the beginning of Yellow Calcite's association with emotional healing, a trait that has persisted into modern times.
Physical Healing Properties
Brings your awareness to the food that you eat, reminding you to choose your foods wisely
Beneficial for the entire digestive tract
Strengthens the immune system
Enhances Energy Levels
Supports Bone Health
Detoxifies the kidneys
Improves your metabolism
Relieves muscular aches and pains
Benefits the stomach and the upper intestines
Aids in the treatment of viruses and visual disturbances
Regulates hormonal imbalances
Emotional and Mental Healing Properties
Assists you in transitioning from one way of being to another
A good stone to use when you want to be more optimistic
Connects you with the center of your personal power
Reduces stress and fosters a sense of serenity
Sharpens memory and improves learning skills
Helps you to work through grief
Brings positivity to your relationships
Ignites the motivation, passion, and dedication to work towards your goals
Spiritual Healing Properties
A great tool for shamanic journey work, helping you access new and different realities
Serves as a portal through which unusual spiritual truths are revealed, resulting in new realizations and perspectives
Strengthens your connection with your Archangels
Clears away stagnant energies, rejuvenates the aura
Enhances psychic and intuitive abilities
Opens, activates, and heals your Solar Plexus Chakra
DOG TOOTH CALCITE:
Dog Tooth calcite is the name given to a particular structure that is created by the calcite mineral. It occurs as a scalenohedral crystal formation with long, sharp terminations. Also known as Stellar Beam Calcite. They form through mineral precipitation of water-borne calcite. Dogtooth spar crystals are found in caves, open spaces including veins and fractures, and geodes. Found in a couple places, Montana and Morocco.
Physical Healing Properties
Relieves tension headaches
Relieves sore or painful joints
Soothes and heals inflamed skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and rashes
Calms and eases the nervous system
Can help with issues such as indigestion, heartburn, and stomach ulcers
Emotional and Mental Healing Properties
Helpful in stimulating creativity, imagination, and mental clarity
Can calm anxiety and stress
Has an extremely relaxing and calming frequency
Releases thoughts and feelings of jealousy
Releases loneliness and can help strengthen feelings of love
Spiritual Healing Properties
Assists in aligning with Divine Will and empower you to progress on your highest path
Useful for psychic surgery and energetic alignment with the Light
Can be used to clear the aura of negative thought forms, patterns or habits that may still remain after you have done conscious clearing work
A powerful psychic surgery tool
Useful for cleaning the energetic field after returning from shamanic journeys and for clearing spaces of negative thought entities, poltergeists and lingering patterns of imbalance
Purifies and cleanses both the body and soul
Helpful in opening and balancing the Heart Chakra
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