Which chakra does Orange Calcite work with?

Orange Calcite is traditionally associated with the Sacral · Solar Plexus chakra, the element of Fire, and the sign Cancer · Leo.

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Orange Calcite

Q: What is Orange Calcite made of?

Orange Calcite has the chemical formula CaCO₃, crystallises in the trigonal system and measures 3 (Mohs) on the Mohs scale. Orange calcite is the orange variety of calcite, colored by trace iron and manganese. Like all calcite it is strongly birefringent and reactive with dilute acids. It commonly forms in sedimentary and hydrothermal settings and is often carved or polished into spheres and palm stones.

Calcium carbonate

Sunshine frozen in carbonate form.

Chakra

Sacral · Solar Plexus

Element

Fire

Zodiac

Cancer · Leo

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

Orange calcite is held as a stone of emotional warmth, play and creative fertility. Practitioners use it to thaw frozen enthusiasm, encourage self-expression and support the solar plexus when confidence has dipped.

Chakra: Sacral · Solar Plexus
Element: Fire
Zodiac: Cancer · Leo
Keynote: Sunshine frozen in carbonate form.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Orange calcite is the orange variety of calcite, colored by trace iron and manganese. Like all calcite it is strongly birefringent and reactive with dilute acids. It commonly forms in sedimentary and hydrothermal settings and is often carved or polished into spheres and palm stones.

Formula: CaCO₃
System: Trigonal
Hardness: 3 (Mohs)
Provenance: Mexico, Brazil, Iceland, USA