Aragonite
Hardness: 3.5 – 4
Chakras: heart (4th), throat (5th) and third eye (6th).
Aragonite is a calcium carbonate and is a cousin of Calcite. This calcium carbonate can center and ground our physical energies. Aragonite combats oversensitivity, anger and emotional stress. It encourages flexibility, discipline, reliability and tolerance. Aragonite teaches us patience and acceptance, especially with regard to our often overwhelming responsibilities.
Placing Aragonite on the chakras during meditation can clear chakra blockages. We can access our past life experiences and our forgotten “this life” events when we meditate with a reddish brown Aragonite cluster. Place Aragonite under the pillow to protect against nightmares and sleepwalking.
Aragonite is the perfect stone for today’s times as it encourages conservation and recycling.
Like most soft blue stones, blue aragonite enhance all aspects of emotional perception and increases ones pleasure of all emotional states. Blue aragonite eases our fears of life, brings a renewed courage and zest of our feelings. Intensifies our positive emotional states.
Interesting Tidbits: Aragonite is named after the Aragon River in Spain and is found around that region. Aragonite changes to Calcite when it is heated to a temperature of 725oF or 400oC. The secretion of aragonite by many sea animals is what composes a large percentage of their outer shell. Aragonite is the primary mineral in pearls.
The iridescence and pearlescence of abalone shells is caused by tiny layers of Aragonite.
Aragonite Clusters |
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Blue Aragonite Soothing Stones |
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