Calcite is one of the most energetically dynamic and colourful crystals available today. Found around the world in a wide range of hues, calcite is loved not only for its visual beauty but also for its energetic properties.
What is Calcite?
Calcite is a calcium carbonate mineral (CaCO₃) that forms in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous environments. While it's relatively soft—ranking a 3 on the Mohs scale. It’s considered a powerful energy amplifier and cleanser. You'll often find it in limestone, marble, and cave formations, and it’s frequently used to clear energetic blockages or bring clarity to a space.
Colour Variations & Commercial Names
One of calcite's most interesting features is the vast range of colours it appears in—each with its own healing qualities. Some varieties are also given descriptive or commercial names based on their unique hues or locations. For example:
Yellow Calcite is often called Pineapple Calcite due to its vibrant, sugary glow.
Teal Calcite may be labelled as Blue-Green Calcite or even sold as Aqua Calcite.
Green Calcite is sometimes referred to as Emerald Calcite, despite not containing actual emerald.
These naming conventions vary from seller to seller, so it’s always good to tune in to the energy of the stone itself.
Common Varieties & Their Energetic Properties
Clear or White Calcite
Cleansing and clarifying. Great for spiritual work, insight, and energetic resets.
Blue Calcite
Calming and communicative. Encourages peaceful self-expression and is commonly used to support the throat chakra.
Green / Emerald Calcite
Helps clear heart-centred emotions and encourages compassion, renewal, and emotional release.
Orange / Peach Calcite
Playful and energizing. Promotes joy, creativity, and inner warmth. Excellent for the sacral chakra.
Pink (Mangano) Calcite
Soft and loving energy. Ideal for emotional healing, inner child work, and cultivating self-worth.
Honey / Pineapple Calcite
Motivating and empowering. Supports personal confidence, mental clarity, and decision-making.
Red Calcite
Grounding and invigorating. Helps clear fear and energize the root chakra.
Zebra Calcite
A striking variety featuring natural banding of white, grey, and brown or black. Known for balancing dualities—light and shadow, logic and intuition. Often used to promote self-compassion and integration during times of inner work or transition.
How to Use Calcite
Calcite can be placed in your home, used in meditation, or worn as a talisman. Its wide spectrum of colours makes it ideal for chakra alignment or intention setting. Because it naturally amplifies and cleanses energy, it's also great for clearing your space before or after ritual work or healing sessions.
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