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Calcite acts as an amplifier. Promotes spontaneous action, joy, happiness and positive thinking. Reduces stress, fear and tension. Provides good grounding and balancing. Works on the chackras according to the colour. This beautiful orange variety comes from Brazil.

Carnelian is an agate which is from the chalcedony family of minerals. The colours vary from pink to orange and brown. Carnelian stands for action. This mineral energizes on a physical, emotional and mental level. Carnelian also enhances the flow of life force energy and promotes creativity and inner talents. Carnelian helps us to work through the emotions of the past with friends, when orange in colour and family when pink in colour. On a physical level carnelian aids the kidneys, lungs, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. This stone works best on the naval or sacral plexus chakra. It supports all forms of activity. This is 'The stone of action' it increases vitality and activates the sexual energy.

Charoite - is another New Age stone as is Sugilite, with very similar properties, its very good for removing aches and pains from the body, and helps to increase the clairvoyant abilities, increasing psychic powers with those who use it.

Citrine is a form of quartz found in a vibrant yellow colour; in fact it is a form of amethyst that has turned this colour by being heated, this can happen naturally as well as being influenced by man. This mineral cleanses away negative energy by transmuting it to love and returning it to the Universe. It helps conquer fear, gives strength and courage, also promoting cheerfulness, creativity and self-esteem. Citrine does not accumulate any negative energy, as it is self-cleansing. Citrine was traditionally known as a merchant stone as it attracts wealth. It associates with the Manipura chakra.