Presentation :

Names) :

• A metrine is a gem variety of Quartz which is not a variety of Amethyst but a mixture of Citrine and Amethyst.
• Amethyst and Ametrine (variety of quartz).

Etymology:

• Amethyst: From the Greek amethustos = which protects from drunkenness.
• Ametrine: Contraction of Amethyst and Citrine.

Group, Family:

• Quartz family (Crystalline).

Color :

• Amethyst: Blue-mauve, violet, dark magenta, violet-magenta, sometimes shimmering, rarely asterism.
• Ametrine: Multicolor (two colors): Color of Amethyst and Citrine (Dark Yellow to Orange) following more or less clear areas.

Chandelier:

• Glassy.

Origin :

• Uruguay, Brazil, Germany, France, Madagascar, Romania, Czech Republic...
• Ametrine: Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia...

Crystal system:

• Trigonal.

Chemical composition :

• SiO2 | Coloration: Amethyst: Probably Charge Transfer 02- => Fe4+; Citrine: Probably Charge Transfer O2- => Fe3+; Ametrine: Probably a result of both of the above.

Transparency:

• Transparent.

Density :

• Generally very constant around 2.650 to 2.651 (NB: framework taken from 2.64 to 2.66 in case of inclusions).

Hardness :

• 7.

Cleavage:

• Zero to Imperfect.

Breakage:

• Conchoidal, Scaly.

Line color:

• White.

Shock resistance:

• Good.

Heat resistance:

• Bad (possible color change towards yellow. Be careful not to confuse it with natural Citrine because very often heated Amethysts are sold for Citrine).

Properties and virtues:

• Ametrine being a mixture of Amethyst and Citrine, therefore includes the virtues of these last two minerals.

Physical virtues:

• Strengthens the nervous system by activating the pituitary gland and the right brain.
• Very useful for cases of epilepsy, dyslexia and dyspraxia which is the disorder of coordination of movements.
• Helps cure renal colic.
• Relieves liver attacks.
• Regulates digestive problems.
• Treats appendicitis attacks.
• Treats aerophagia problems.
• Detoxifies the body and fights addictions.

Psychological, emotional and mental virtues:

• Helps to effectively fight depression on an emotional and mental level.
• Very useful in cases of anxiety attacks, placed on the solar plexus chakra which it will gently warm.
• Eliminates stress and mental tension.
• Facilitates compatibility and acceptance in society.
• Helps you get rid of your attachments by highlighting them without prejudice.
• Helps fight dependencies and addictions.
• Leads the intellect beyond everyday reality, linking it to higher consciousness.
• Stimulates creativity and helps you take control of your own life.
• Develops intuitive knowledge.
• Rebalances the mind.
• Brings clarity, harmonizing perception and action.
• Intensifies concentration and helps to examine things carefully.
• Develops an analytical mind, encouraging you to explore all possibilities and providing creative solutions.
• Removes blockages, including negative emotional programming and expectations.
• Mentally soothing, it can be used during emotional shocks.
• Promotes optimism and well-being.
• Promotes imagination and reflection, ideal for jobs requiring creativity.

Spiritual virtues:

• Purifies bad energies anchored in the aura.
• Promotes astral travel and protects during it, repelling psychic attacks.
• Dispels blockages in the subtle physical, emotional and mental bodies.
• Joins feminine and masculine energies and accompanies meditation.

Environmental virtues:

• Placed in the home, it brings softness, harmony, and prosperity.
• It purifies the energy of the place and brings more peace and serenity.

Chakra:

• 7th chakra, crown.
• 6th chakra, 3rd eye.
• 3rd Chakra, Solar Plexus.

Cleaning, recharging, reprogramming:

• Cleaning with clear spring water or filtered water (never salt in the water. Salt alters the structure of the mineral and the abyss). Soak the mineral overnight in an unmarked glass container, and then take it out in the morning to rinse it with new spring or filtered water.
• Direct recharge on a crystal or amethyst druse, in a crystal or amethyst geode. You can also place a dozen laser or rock crystals in a circle (like a time dial), points toward the center, and place your minerals in the center to recharge them. Another method, place your minerals in a singing bowl: Tibetan or crystal bowl, (on a cotton cloth to avoid bowl/mineral vibrations), then ring the bowl to fill your minerals with this sound energy. Last method, place your minerals on a disc (wood or mineral) engraved with the flower of life or the seal of Solomon or any other forms of sacred geometry.
• Reprogramming: Reprogramming consists not of telling your mineral what it should or should not do, but of putting the mineral in resonate with you to ask him to do what he needs to do, for you. Reprogramming must be done after each cleaning and must remain simple. Example of reprogramming: "I ask this mineral to bring me all the virtues and benefits on different levels, for my greatest good as well as for the greatest good of the people around me."

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