Crystal Database

Photo: Honey Calcite

Citrine Calcite

Calcite is the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate, the other polymorphs are the minerals Aragonite and Vaterite. Calcite often contains impurities of either iron, magnesium, manganese, and occasionally with zinc and cobalt. Calcite has many varieties of crystal and massive shape and form, and occurs in all colours.

Calcite forms chalk, limestone and marble, stalagmites, stalactites, flowstone and has variety names like Iceland Spar, Dogtooth, Stella Beam, Cobaltocalcite, Optical Calcite and Onyx Marble. Calcite exhibits properties of double refraction, fluorescence, phosphorescence and thermoluminescence.

Citrine Calcite is also known as Honey Calcite and Golden Calcite.

Metaphysical Properties

Video: Citrine Calcite

Citrine, Golden or Honey Calcite amplifies and cleanses energy from the environment. Citrine, Golden or Honey Calcite restores motivation and accelerates growth and development. Citrine, Golden or Honey Calcite raises consciousness, links to higher spiritual states and awakens psychic abilities.

Citrine, Golden or Honey Calcite absorbs energy and returns it to the sender having transmuted and amplified it.

Citrine, Golden or Honey Calcite instils mental alertness.

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Crystal Healing Uses

Citrine, Golden or Honey Calcite helps dissolve pain and lower blood pressure.

Citrine, Golden or Honey Calcite is helpful in the treatment of stomach, kidney, pancreas and liver disorders.

Citrine, Golden or Honey Calcite harmonises the bodies ability to assimilate calcium.

Colour:

honey to golden

Photo: Citrine Calcite

Class:

Carbonate, Calcite

Group:

Trigonal

Formations:

scalenohedron, rhombohedron, hexagonal prism, and pinacoid. Combinations of these and over three hundred other forms can make a multitude of crystal shapes, but always trigonal or pseudo-hexagonal

Localities:

Worldwide

Chemical Composition:

CaCO₃

Hardness:

3

Lustre:

vitreous, transparent to translucent

Cleavage:

perfect in 3 directions

Varieties:

Aragonite and Vaterite

Disclaimer:

All crystal healing uses, magical uses and metaphysical definitions are provided as a means of education, and do not imply a guarantee of effect.  Those suffering from illness should consult with their General Practitioner in the first instance. Crystal healing is a holistic complementary healthcare practice and should be carried out by a suitably qualified crystal healing practitioner.