Apatite

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General Gemstone Details

Apatite comes in many forms and colors, and is easily confused with half a dozen other minerals.
Found in transparent, translucent, and opaque forms. Varies in color from white to brown to green to yellow and even violet. Crystal form is hexagonal and glassy in appearance. Most commonly confused with Fluorite and Aquamarine.

Named for the Greek word meaning 'deception', apatite imitates in it's chemical composition many other stones.

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Scientific Properties:
Mohs Hardness of 5 with a hexagonal crystal structure.

When cut correctly apatite stones are bright with strong colors, transparent to opaque, apatite occurs as colorless, yellow, teal, blue, violet or green hexagonal prisms or tabular crystals. Most often beads are the most brilliant teal coloring which resembles the Caribbean sea.

Apatite is an abundant mineral found in many types of rock, but most gem quality material is associated pegmatites.

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Mystical Properties:
Apatite is said to enhance one's insight, learning abilities and imagination, and to give increased self-confidence. It also is said to help achieve deeper states of meditation, and helps to restore clear thoughts.
Continued use of apatite is told to produce a spiritual state of unconditional love. Apatite creates a willingness to let go of useless aspects of life, people and objects, at it enhances psychic abilities and creativity.

Apatite is very useful when you are having difficulty letting go of someone or something that no longer is good for you or has a place in your life, use it while you meditate upon that issue.

Blue apatite connects to a very high level of spiritual guidance, that is not often reached. Being associated with the throat chakra, it facilitates public speaking, enhances group communication, and opens the throat chakra. It will heal the heart, and emotional dis-ease.

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More Healing Information

Healing Properties:
Physically apatite may assist with nail problems, allergies, arthritis, bones, muscles, nervous system. Apatite is said to be useful to help improve one's coordination and to strengthen muscles, and to help suppress hunger and ease hypertension.
Using apatite is said to facilitate the desired results more quickly when working in conjunction with other minerals as well to enhance the goal.

Transparent dark blue, teal, yellow, clear are helpful in weight loss, by suppressing hunger, raising the metabolic rate and encouraging healthier eating habits.

It heals the glands, meridians and organs, and overcomes hypertension. It balances the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies as well as the chakras. Used with other crystals, apatite will facilitate the results.

Blue and purple are used especially to heal and stimulate throat (5th) Chakra and kidney point for self-expression. Due to it's high mineral content, it's is particularly beneficial on the functions of the small intestines.

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Magical Properties:
Energy: Not Noted
Element: Not Noted
Powers: Not Noted

More information on this stone and it's uses in magic would be greatly appreciated. Please contact us at webmistress@shimmerlings.com Thank you.

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Zodiac:
Associations: Jupiter, Neptune

Not a Traditional Birthstone for any Month

Some write that apatite is a stone of Gemini, others say it is assigned to Aquarius. To dream of apatite means something will psychically occur that will alert you to the beginning of a new cycle in your life.

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More Chakra Info

More Kundalini Info

Chakra Classification:
Apatite is primarily related to the 5th, or Throat Chakra.

When placed on the Throat Chakra, this stone produces a feeling of warmth and harmony, and will help in overcoming problems.

Apatite encourages intuition during meditation and can stimulate memories of past lives.

Information Sources:
The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall, 2003
Wheels of Life by Anodea Judith, PhD, 2000
Crystal Enchantments by D.J. Conway, 1999
Smithsonian Handbooks Gemstones by Cally Hall, 1994
Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic by Scott Cunningham, 2002
Chakra Healing & Karmic Awareness by Keith Sherwood, 2005
The Illustrated Directory of Crystal Healing by Cassandra Eason, 2003
Healing Crystals and Gemstones by Dr. Flora Peschek-Bohmer, Gisela Schrieber, 2002

The information here is presented to you to use as you see fit, but is not to take the place of professional medical advice. Crystals, Gemstones and Metal can accent, help, negate, protect, encourage, strengthen, and balance and thereby promote healing. Their effects can be extraordinary, but use in addition to medical advice, and not as a substitute for proper care. If you are ill, we beseech you to seek professional medical attention from a qualified physician.