Blue Calcite - XLG

Calcite is an amazing and most common mineral, comprising about 4% of the Earth’s crust (by weight). Calcite is remarkably varied in growth formations; there are more than three hundred different crystal formations and more than 1000 combinations of them.

Item Size: X-Large 1 1/4 - 2" (30-50mm)


GENERAL INFORMATION

Mineral Class: Carbonates, Nitrates, Borates

Mineral Species: Anhydrous Carbonates

Mineral Group: Calcite

Chemical Formula: CaCO₃ - Calcium Carbonate

Composition:
40.04% - Calcium Ca
12.00% - Carbon C
47.96% - Oxygen O

Environment: Found in sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks

IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845

Locality: Common worldwide

Name Origin: From the Latin calx and the Greek chalix, both meaning ‘lime.’

Calcite Sources: USA, UK, Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Peru, Iceland, Romania, Brazil


PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Cleavage: Perfect

Color: Light blue

Crystal System: Trigonal – Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Density: 2.71

Diaphaniety: Transparent – Opaque

Fracture: Brittle – Conchoidal – Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit: Crystalline – Coarse – Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.

Habit: Massive – Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Habit: Stalactitic – Shaped like pendant columns as stalactites or stalagmites (e.g. calcite).

Hardness: 3 – Calcite

Luminescence: Fluorescent

Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)

Magnetism: Nonmagnetic

Specific Gravity: 2.71

Streak: White


METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Affirmation: My intuitive awareness is always increasing, my emotions are calm and serene, and I express my inner visions with truth and clarity.

Chakras: Third eye, throat

Number: 3

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Planet: Venus

Element: Fire, Air

Beneficial for: Recuperation; blood pressure; pain on all levels; study; motivation; laziness; emotional stress; organs of elimination; calcium uptake in bones; dissolving calcification; skeleton; joints; intestinal conditions; skin; tissue healing; immune system; growth in small children; headaches; cataracts; non-inflammatory diseases of the eyes; lung expansion; emphysema; utilization of oxygen; lung congestion; respiratory system

Blue Calcite is one of the most soothing stones to the emotional body, wrapping a ‘cocoon’ of gentle blue spiritual Light around one’s auric field. It softens the impact of psychic stimuli, allowing those who are energetically sensitive to other people’s thoughts and emotional energies to relax. The field of blue Light also removes third eye blockages and develops inner vision. It encourages dream life, enhancing the vividness and symbolic content of dreams and one’s ability to recall and integrate them, and astral journeys, screening out unpleasant energies. Blue Calcite stimulates access to inspiration, allowing one to consciously explore the unconscious realms of creativity, and can lead to the sudden solution of long-standing problems. It can also ease and inspire the creative expression of the insights gained from inner exploration, helping one connect with one’s muse, so to speak. It eases the flow of ideas and can be useful in overcoming any kind of expressive block.

Blue Calcite also encourages responsibility for creating one’s own reality. It is excellent for those who are fatalistic and do not see how their personal choices, actions, words and thoughts are impacting their reality. This is a great stone for increasing the efficacy of affirmations as it refocuses the mind on positive thoughts and an empowered, optimistic outlook. Blue Calcite soothes nerves, quiets mental chatter, and gently clears the energy.