Uses of Yellow Calcite

Calcite contains almost pure calcium, one of the world's most common minerals. Certain colors of the stone are more common in some countries than others. Native Americans revered it as a holy stone given to them by ancestors. The stone can be easily scratched with a knife or coin. Calcite has many purposes in industries including pharmaceuticals, construction, agriculture and alternative medicine.

Metaphysical Uses

• Metaphysical practitioners use yellow calcite to work with the third chakra, found at the solar plexus. The stone symbolizes mental growth and enlightenment. Users employ it to access higher consciousness. It is thought to stimulate the intellect and encourages the development and use of psychic abilities. It can inspire those who use it during meditation because the color is linked to sun and light. Shamans say it supports meditation, channeling and astral projection and helps them draw information and insight from sources such as books and personal experiences. They also report that it cleanses negative energies.

Alternative Healing Uses

• Alternative healers rely on yellow calcite's high calcium content to mend bone and treat bone disorders. The soft stone is ground into powder, and it might be dissolved in water or mixed with a fat to create a skin ointment. Itching, inflamed and decaying skin can respond well to the ointment. The powdered stone also is thought to benefit the spine and bones. It is thought to nurture and support abdominal organs such as the stomach, pancreas, spleen and kidneys. Yellow calcite also is used to decalcify arthritic joints.

Mental and Emotional Uses

• Yellow calcite is thought to boost memory, sharpen mental clarity and amplify energy. It is used to ease stress and decreases fear, therefore bringing a sense of inner peace. Users find it lifts depression brought on by sorrow and grief. It also is thought to enhance imagination and creativity and provide a user with wisdom, spiritual balance and an ability to reconcile opposing ideas.

Other Uses

• The feed industry adds ground calcite to chicken and bovine feeds to improve calcium content for better milk and egg production. Calcite also reduces acidity and may be used as soil treatment in agriculture or in the chemical industry to neutralize acidic drainage. The pharmaceutical industry grinds calcite to prepare antacids.