Published January 2015 • Updated August 2024 • Read Time: 4 minutes
Calcite is a common mineral found around the world. While dull yellow Calcite is common, transparent vivid Gold Calcite is rare. Some fantastic specimens have been found in the United States, particularly in Florida, Missouri and Tennessee. However, many of the crystals sold on the market come from China or India. Calcite’s metaphysical traditions are quite new. While the Quartz family has been explored since ancient times, the Calcite family has mainly been explored in the 21st century. Gold Calcite is a stone of power and balance. It is particularly helpful for finding the balance between justice and mercy and knowing what will serve the Highest Good.
Gold Calcite Healing Energy
Spiritual Healing Properties
Gold Calcite is an incredibly powerful stone for teaching us how to take full responsibility for ourselves and our power. It shows us how to stand in our full power and to act with justice and mercy, to bring about the Highest Good for all. Gold Calcite brings abundance and prosperity on all levels and is particularly helpful for banishing “scarcity” belief systems.
| Vibrations | Gold Calcite |
|---|---|
| Chakra | Solar Plexus and Crown |
| Element | Fire |
| Numerology | 8 |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
Emotional Healing Properties
Gold Calcite helps us to stay balanced and in control. It is especially beneficial for anyone who feels “overwhelmed” or has numerous tasks or roles that require personal attention. Gold Calcite keeps us firmly in our power and able to do what needs to be done with grace and skill. This is an incredibly positive stone, which reminds us that we are the masters of our own fate and can at any time choose a new path.
Mental Healing Properties
Gold Calcite is a wonderful stone to encourage lifelong learning. It helps us see the value of learning for learning’s sake, and that all skills, whether profound or mundane, have a value worth celebrating. Golden Calcite encourages us to develop a multitude of skills and use these skills to increase our abundance and joy.
Physical Healing Properties
Gold Calcite is said to balance the endocrine system. It is most often used by metaphysical healers to control blood-sugar and to treat diseases associated with the Pancreas. It is also believed to be particularly good for healing both the physical and emotional wounds of abuse.
Geology of Gold Calcite
Where does Gold Calcite come from?
Calcite is found worldwide in every color. Some of the more notable deposits for Gold Calcite are in China, India, Sweden, and the United States.
Mining and Treatments
Calcite is a principal crystal extracted in commercial Limestone mines. It is mined in shallow pits at the primary deposit where the Calcite still has its original relationship with the host rock. After being extracted, Calcite is sorted into different grades depending on color. From a commercial viewpoint, the best variety is pure white, which can be pulverized into a powder and used to make rubber, paint, cement, textile goods, and especially ceramics. \Collectors prefer vividly-colored stones, which are typically mined in small scale mines.
All Calcite is natural, enhanced only by cutting and polishing.
Gold Calcite
Mineral Family
Calcite is a Carbonate mineral. Carbonates are an important part of the Earth’s crust and are found in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. Carbonates are minerals which contain the carbonate group CO3 as their basic structural unit. They form in a trigonal system with one carbon atom centrally located between 3 oxygen atoms. While there are over 70 types of Carbonate minerals, one of the most common is Calcite.
Gold Calcite’s energy works well with its family – other Carbonite minerals. Try it in combination with Aragonite, Azurite, Magnesite, Rhodochrosite, and Stichtite. It also blends perfectly with other types of Calcite such as Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, and White.
Gold Calcite Formation and Crystal Associates
Calcite is formed when liquid calcium, shell, coral, and algal debris settle onto the muddy bottom of a saltwater ocean or lake. From there they are gradually solidified into a single mass during diagenesis, the process of transforming loose sediment into a sedimentary rock. The resulting rock is typically Limestone, which is richly laced with small Calcite minerals. Later on, if the Limestone is subjected to heat and pressure, it can become Marble, a metamorphic rock. The heat and pressure of the metamorphic process causes larger Calcite crystals to grow. In rare cases, Calcite may be found as an accessory mineral in igneous rocks alongside calcium-rich Feldspar.
Gold Calcite’s energy works well with its “friends” – crystal associates formed in the same geological environment. Try it in combination with Fluorite
| Mineralogy | Gold Calcite |
|---|---|
| Chemical Formula | Ca[CO3] |
| Cleavage | Perfect, rhombohedral |
| Color | Gold |
| Crystal System | Hexagonal/triagonal |
| Form/Habit | Scalenohedral, rhombohedral |
| Fracture | Subconchoidal, brittle |
| Hardness – Mohs Scale | 3 |
| Luminescence | Pink, strong (long wave) / Blue, strong (short wave) |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Mineral Family | Carbonites |
| Specific Gravity | 2.69-2.71 |
| Streak | White |
| Transparency | Transparent to opaque |
History of Gold Calcite
Calcite was “discovered” relatively recently by the metaphysical community and so it was not included in any early lapidaries, texts that describe gemstones and their powers. Calcite is an extremely common and soft mineral which makes it an excellent choice for carving, both in ancient times and today. It is certainly possible that many of the carvings had healing and spiritual purposes. Most Calcites are found in Limestone. In fact, the word “Calcite” comes from the Greek word chalix, meaning lime.
Most Calcite is colorless or a dull neutral color. Yellow Calcite is not particularly unusual, but transparent crystals with a vibrant “gold” color tend to be rare. They are occasionally found in mines in the United States, from the Great Lakes region down to the Gulf coast. Particularly lovely examples of Gold Calcite are found in Florida, Missouri and Tennessee.
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