Presentation :

Names) : 

• Calcite : Icelandic Spar, Roselite / Manganocalcite, Cobaltocalcite.

Etymology: 

• Calcite: From the Latin calx = lime (Haidinger, 1845).

Group, Family: 

• Calcite Group.

Color : 

• Colorless (Icelandic Spar), Dark Yellow, Magenta to Reddish (Roselite / Manganocalcite), Orange, Bluish, White, Brown, Black, Magenta to Dark Magenta (Cobaltocalcite).

Chandelier: 

• Vitreous to Pearly.

Origin : 

• France, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, United States, etc. Very widespread throughout the world.

Crystal system: 

• Trigonal: Trimorphic with Aragonite and Vaterite.

Chemical composition : 

• Calcite: CaCO3 forms a series with Rhodochrosite: Mn2+CO3 | Coloring: Pink: Cobalt in Co2+ form (cobaltocalcite) or Manganese in Mn2+ form in octahedral coordination (calcite/rhodochrosite mixture).

Transparency: 

• Transparent, Translucent sometimes Opaque.

Density : 

• 2.60 to 2.80.

Hardness : 

• 3.

Cleavage: 

• Perfect according to.

Breakage: 

• Conchoidal.

Line color: 

• White.

Shock resistance: 

• Bad.

Heat resistance: 

• Average.

Properties and virtues:

Physical virtues :

• Treats the nervous system
• Promotes the growth of children.
• Calms joint pain and growing pains.
• Promotes healing of tissues and bones (fragility).
• Promotes bone regeneration.
• Reduces dental caries tendencies.
• Excellent for eliminating calcifications of the skeleton and joints in particular.
• Treats the spleen, the pancreas calms pain.
• Soothes lower abdomen pain and treats bloating.
• Brings energy and strength.
• Balances the endocrine system and hormone levels.
• Strengthens nails.
• Also relieves sprains, strains and tendon pain. Associated with fluorine.
• Facilitates the assimilation of calcium, particularly in children.
• Strengthens the heart.
• Acts against colitis and dysentery.
• Promotes the sacred fire of male sexuality.

Psychological, emotional and mental virtues:

• Brings serenity, calm, comfort and joy of living.
• Balances emotions and dispels fears.
• Helps to overcome depression.
• Repels states of anxiety, stress, frustration and sadness and warms the heart like a sweet honey candy.
• Brings more stability, self-confidence, and assurance.
• Promotes perseverance and courage and helps to overcome the fear of failure.
• Develops intuition and discernment, thus helping to make the right choices and decisions in relation to our true needs and desires without worrying about “what will people say”.
• Stimulates the intellect and strengthens memory.
• Stimulates the will and the mind.
• Support in all types of learning and help with exams or competitions to take.
• Brings a boost of energy and helps overcome drowsiness and intellectual fatigue.

Spiritual virtues:

• Refocuses energy, strengthens and stabilizes
• Reconnects with the matrix of life. This framework serves as a support for all living creations. It allows you to feel yourself growing and evolving. Its properties will be beneficial on a daily basis in a desire to harmonize one's environment with one's deep desires.
• In a room, a piece or ball of calcite provided a calming and reassuring effect. Depending on its color nuances, we will choose calcite:

- Red to gently bring dynamism.

- Orange to internalize and develop feelings of pleasure.

- Yellow to free yourself from heavy emotional burdens and rediscover the joy of living.

- Green to open more and gently towards the outside or for personal liberation work

- Blue to relax and dissolve internal tensions

- White to harmonize a place in balance.

Chakras:

• Solar Plexus Chakra, 3rd Ch.

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