Tangerine Quartz
Tangerine Quartz is a beautiful quartz, normally found in Brazil. Tangerine Quartz has also been found in Madagascar. The gorgeous orange coloring of this quartz comes about naturally. Natural mineral deposits on the crystals cause the tangerine coloring. Iron enriched soil may be a factor as well.
This form of quartz contains all the usual properties of clear quartz along with many additional properties provided by the mineral content which provides the tangerine color to the crystal. It promotes inner self evaluation and evolution. It brings the strength and loving essence to continue in any and all pursuits. It allows one to re-trace any negative energies which attempt to penetrate ones protective shield.
The energy of the crystal brings to one the tendency to feel less vulnerable, more dispassionate, and calm when dealing with the actual path for "change". Tangerine quartz has been used in the treatment of disorders related to the reproductive system. It has been used in the treatment of weight loss. It is said to provide for an increased T- cell count in AIDS patients.
It is an energy for psychic research, assisting one to transport and to retrieve (on both the tangible and intangible levels) patterns of force, movement and space-time relationships. It also allows one to re-trace any negative energies which
attempt to penetrate ones protective shield, providing information with respect to the reasons for, and the origin of, the negativity.
Tangerine quartz stimulates and energizes the sacral chakra and enhances creativity, intuition of the physical plane, and sexuality; it also provides for a leveling of emotions and a furthering of desire-the direction of the desire being facilitated by the intellect. The mineral also acts to expand the vision etherically, and to enhance encounters with others such that a sharing and giving are accentuated.
It has been used to assist in the assimilation of the vitamins and minerals, to assist the body in maintaining the proper acid/alkaline balance, and to enhance the solubility of alkaline deposits within the body. It has assisted in the removal of free-radical oxides from the body, providing for stability within ones own temple.