Which chakra does Blue Calcite work with?

Blue Calcite is traditionally associated with the Throat · Third Eye chakra, the element of Water, and the sign Cancer · Pisces.

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Blue Calcite

Q: What is Blue Calcite made of?

Blue Calcite has the chemical formula CaCO₃, crystallises in the trigonal system and measures 3 (Mohs) on the Mohs scale. Blue calcite is the trigonal calcium carbonate coloured by minor inclusions of chrysocolla and other copper minerals during precipitation from meteoric groundwater. It shows the strong birefringence typical of clear calcite, doubling any image seen through a polished slab, and dissolves readily in weak acid. The Mexican Cave-in-the-Mountain deposits produced most of the powder-blue material now on the market.

Calcium Carbonate

Soft chalk-blue mineral for a tired room.

Chakra

Throat · Third Eye

Element

Water

Zodiac

Cancer · Pisces

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

Blue calcite is a gentle stone of recovery, worked with in the days after illness, argument or overstimulation. Practitioners keep it in bedrooms and reading rooms rather than desks, and speak of it as a mineral that lowers the volume of a room without asking anyone to explain themselves.

Chakra: Throat · Third Eye
Element: Water
Zodiac: Cancer · Pisces
Keynote: Soft chalk-blue mineral for a tired room.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Blue calcite is the trigonal calcium carbonate coloured by minor inclusions of chrysocolla and other copper minerals during precipitation from meteoric groundwater. It shows the strong birefringence typical of clear calcite, doubling any image seen through a polished slab, and dissolves readily in weak acid. The Mexican Cave-in-the-Mountain deposits produced most of the powder-blue material now on the market.

Formula: CaCO₃
System: Trigonal
Hardness: 3 (Mohs)
Provenance: Mexico, USA (New Mexico), Madagascar, South Africa