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Pink Banded Onyx is the trade name given to a unique, layered variety of calcite, often classified as Calcite-Onyx or Pink Calcite, rather than true Silicate Onyx (which is a form of banded chalcedony). It forms in mass formations with distinctive, fluid banding that showcases soft, pastel shades of pink interspersed with layers of white, cream, and sometimes beige or brown. The name refers to the parallel layering and appearance, often seen in calcareous cave deposits ("cave onyx" or "Mexican onyx"). It has a soft, delicate nature and polishes to a smooth, waxy lustre, making it ideal for decorative carvings, spheres, and gentle jewellery.
Pink Banded Onyx is known as the "Stone of Emotional Nurturing and Gentle Strength." It is highly attuned to the Heart Chakra, acting as a supportive and soothing ally for emotional healing. It gently helps to dissolve anxiety, calms overwhelming thoughts, and relieves sadness and unease, providing inner comfort during stress or grief. Like other onyx and calcite varieties, it is grounding and supports self-love, self-acceptance, and the development of inner strength, encouraging the user to maintain emotional balance and positive self-expression.
Hardness: Approximately 3 on the Mohs scale (as a calcite, it is very soft and easily scratched or dissolved by acids).
Chakra: Primarily the Heart Chakra (for love, compassion, and emotional balance).
Zodiac Sign: Gemini and Leo.
Benefits: Promotes deep emotional healing and self-love, aids in calming anxiety, stress, and sadness, encourages patience, acceptance, and inner strength, supports grounding and stability, and opens the heart to compassion and harmonious relationships.
Source: Pakistan and Afghanistan.
How to use Pink Banded Onyx
Place it in your home: Keep a piece in a bedroom or meditation area to create an environment of peace, emotional serenity, and supportive energy, which aids in restful sleep.
Meditate with it: Hold the stone or place it directly over your Heart Chakra during meditation to awaken the heart, release emotional blockages, and channel profound emotional healing throughout the body.
Carry it: Keep a piece in your pocket or bag during challenging times or when you need a gentle reminder to practise self-care and maintain emotional equilibrium.
Wear it: As jewellery (a pendant close to the heart is ideal) for continuous access to its calming, nurturing, and heart-centred energy throughout the day. Practise care due to its softness.
Use for inner work: Use the stone when focusing on inner child healing, self-forgiveness, or processing grief, as its gentle energy provides comfort and supports the release of resentment.
