- Gemstone Family - Carbonates
- Chakras - Sacral (2nd), Solar Plexus (3rd)
- Colour - Orange / Cream / White
- Found in - Worldwide
- Element Associated with - Fire
- Also known as - The Stone of Creativity
- Meaning - Calcite is derived from the German 'Calcit', a term from the 19th century that came from the Latin word for lime, with the suffix of "-ite" for minerals
- Birthstone Month - Not a Natural Birthstone.
- Zodiac Sign - Cancer
- Chemical Composition - CaCO3
- Hardness on the Mohs scale - 3 (Mohs)
- Physical Healing Properties - Calcite caries strong energies which are said to help repair, restore, and strengthen the body
- Emotional Healing Properties - It helps with mental healing, balancing the emotions, removes fear, and helps one to overcome depression, boosts creativity and joy
- Spiritual Properties - It gives a gentle boost to the development of psychic abilities and intuition, heals past-life traumas
- Legend has it that... Ancient Egyptians carved many items out of calcite, relating it to their goddess Bast, whose name contributed to the term alabaster because of the close association.
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