Augite
How can you change? In crystal healing,augite is a mineral that sets you on the path toward a possible transformation leading to a life of restored balance.
It readily shares its secret: it lies in the determination to overcome fear. It invites you to look within yourself.
The Benefits of Augite in Crystal Healing
Its calcium and magnesium content makes it a stone that promotes bone remineralization, making it ideal for fractures or osteoporosis! It helps maintain tooth enamel and strengthens nails and hair. It’s also helpful for combating extreme fatigue and supports the body in cases of iron, calcium, or magnesium deficiency.
Are you afraid of change? Of meeting new people? Of making decisions that will shape your future? Augite invites you to look within, and then to take action, to dare to step outside your comfort zone in order to expand your horizons by teaching you that you don’t have to stay stuck in a situation that doesn’t suit you.
How do you use an augite?
If you have nutritional deficiencies, wear your Augite directly against your skin every day.
When you need to make a decision about your future, meditating with an augite can help you make the right choice without letting yourself be influenced by the opinions of others or by your fears.
Where should I place an augite?
To enjoy its benefits all day long, place it against you, in your pocket or bra, or wear it as a piece of jewelry.
An augite in your living space will inspire you to make changes. It’s perfect if you don’t feel quite right in your home and want to make changes—such as doing some renovations or rearranging furniture—but don’t know where to start.
At your desk, if you feel like you've hit a career dead end or your projects have been stalled for too long.
Cleansing an Augite
Recharge this mineral
Moon, running water, fumigation, breath/ wind, intention, singing bowl, form waves, prayers, earth...Associated astrological sign
CapricornChakras
1st and 2ᵉ chakras - Root and SacralElement
EarthMineralogy of Augite
The composition of augite varies greatly depending on the conditions under which it forms. The same is true of its physical properties.
Brown, green, or black in color, the crystals of this common mineral are usually quite dark, with an elongated prismatic shape and can measure up to 10 cm.
A true geological record, its composition provides geologists with information about the conditions under which it was formed.
Augite is a type of inosilicate. It contains calcium, magnesium, iron, titanium, and aluminum. This mineral is found in igneous rocks, lunar rocks, and meteorites.
Lithotherapy
- Element(s) :
- Zodiac(s) :
- Capricorn
- Purification :
- Singing bowl, Water, Fumigation, Moon, Form waves, Breath, Earth
- Physics :
- Anemia, Nutritional Deficiencies, Hair, Teeth, Fatigue, Magnesium (deficiency), Nails, Bones
- Emotional :
- Action
- Spiritual :
- Meditation, Spirituality, Transformation
Mineralogy
- Hardness :
- 5.5-6.0
- Moths scale:
- 5, 6
- Strunz classification :
- Silicate
- Crystalline system :
- Monoclinic
- Chemical element :
- Si, O, Ca, Mg, Fe, Ti, Al
- Line color :
- Gray-green, white, greenish-gray
- Density :
- 3.19-3.56
- Cleavage :
- {110} perfect, {100} and {111} indistinguishable
- Fracture:
- Irregular, conchoidal
- Transparency :
- Translucent to opaque
- Refringence :
- α = 1.680–1.703, β = 1.684–1.711, γ = 1.706–1.729
- Birefringence :
- Δ=0,026; positive biaxial
- Fluorescence :
- No
- Colors :
- Brown, brownish-purple, greenish, black, blackish-brown, brownish-black, brownish-green
- Magnetism :
- no
- Radioactivity :
- no
*Please note! Some minerals may be toxic and must not be licked or ingested (as such or in the form of powder, elixir or stone water) or be in prolonged contact with the skin or mucous membranes.
*The information on the stones described here are general indications based on our research and experience, and are not exhaustive.
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