Presentation :

Names) :

• Magnesite.

Etymology :

• According to the chemical composition (Karsten, 1808).

Group, Family:

• Calcite Group.

Color :

• Colorless, White, Gray, Yellow, Dark Yellow to Brown, Black.

Chandelier:

• Glassy to Mat.

Origin :

• Brazil (cuttable quality), Norway, Australia, India, Algeria, Korea, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, etc.

Crystal system:

• Trigonal 296.

Chemical composition :

1. Magnesite: MgCO3 forms two series with
2. Gaspeite: (Ni,Mg,Ca,Fe2+)CO3 and Siderite: Fe2+CO3.

Transparency:

• Translucent rarely Transparent.

Density :

• 3.0 to 3.12.

Hardness :

• 3, 4 to 5.

Cleavage:

• Perfect.

Breakage:

• Conchoidal.

Line color:

• White.

Shock resistance:

• Fragile.

Heat resistance:

• Weak (cracks but does not melt).

Properties and virtues:

Physical virtues:

• Useful against gastric disorders.
• Improves digestion disorders and liver problems.
• Maintains nervous balance and strengthens bones and teeth.
• Relieves tension of all kinds, whether nervous or muscular.
• Useful for fighting cellulite or for weight loss diets due to its action on the regulation of magnesium and because it limits compulsive hunger.
• Effective for prostate diseases.
  
• Supports the lungs, liver and entire digestive system.
• Helps regulate the gallbladder.
• Valuable help in the first stages of cancer, and gallstone problems.
• Stimulates the thyroid gland.
• Useful for intestinal problems and in particular constipation.
• Treats warts.
• Protects overly sensitive skin.
• Helps neutralize body odors
• Purifies the body of environmental poisons, toxins.
• Helps reduce fever.
• Strengthens our respiratory organs.
• Helps fight fibroids.
• Very useful against osteoarthritis as well as spasms and cramps. Detoxifying, it helps eliminate toxins and unnecessary fats from the body. Useful against cholesterol problems.
• Useful against migraines.
• Effective against sinus problems.
• Strengthens the uterus in cases of pregnancy.

Psychological, emotional and mental virtues:

• Calms thoughts and promotes reflection.
• Good ally during studies due to its positive action on memory and attention.
• Harmonizes and increases the faculties of expression (eloquence), patience and quickness of mind.
• Develops intuition and understanding.
• Helps moderate emotional excesses such as anxiety and depression.
• Effective against nervous tension and hypersensitivity.  

Spiritual virtues:

• Promotes introspection and letting go.

Chakras:

• Root chakra.
• Master Heart Chakra.
• Crown chakra.

Elixirs :

• Can be used in "Direct" elixirs in combination with Howlite and fire opal, in order to effectively combat water retention problems.
• Magnesite + red jasper and rock crystal immersed in a 1 dl glass of water = drink this liquid in the morning on an empty stomach.

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