Amazonite

It filters the information passing through the brain and combines it with intuition. This is an extremely soothing stone. It calms the brain and nervous system and aligns the physical body with the etheric, maintaining optimum health. Amazonite soothes emotional trauma, alleviating worry and fear.

• Zodiac: Virgo
• Elemental Sign: Earth
• Vibrational Number: 5
• Planet: Uranus
• Chakra: Heart, Solar Plexus & Sacral

Overenthusiastic uses of this name include giving this name to slightly gray-green hues in microcline that are often photosensitive and turn from greenish gray to light smoky gray. Sunlight can sometimes enrich the color of genuine amazonite. Named in 1847 by Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt for an unspecified type locality area "near" the Amazon River.

• Group: Feldspar
• Class: Silicate
• Formed: Natural
• Mohs Hardness: 6-6.5
• Transparency: Translucent to Opaque
• Fracture: Subconchoidal to uneven
• Luster: Vitreous to slightly waxy
• Cleavage: Perfect
• Color: Blue, green
• Commonly Found In: United States Russia Canada Brazil India Mozambique Namibia Austria

Beneficial in osteoporosis, tooth decay, calcium deficiency, and calcium deposits. The elixir rectifies calcium problems. Amazonite also relieves muscle spasms.