Ajoite

Ajoite is a blue or blue-green copper silicate mineral. It is named after Ajo, Arizona, where it was first identified. It is a rare mineral and is most frequently seen as an inclusion in Quartz. The beautiful specimens in Quartz that came from the Messina Copper Mine in South Africa are usually prized by collectors.

In addition to Ajoite, some of these crystals contain Hematite, Limonite and / or Papagotie. Messina Ajoite Phantoms in Quartz points are becoming harder and harder to find and are rare. The original Messina Mine has been closed and flooded since the mid 1990's.

One of the most significant finds recently was the NEW Ajoite from Messina. According to several sources, there were maintenance workers in a truck cleaning in the Messina mine area when the truck fell into a ditch. In this ditch was a pocket of gorgeous Ajoites.

Besides Messina, a small discovery of Ajoite in agatized quartz was made in Zimbabwe.

Ajoite is an important metaphysical stone and is much sought after by crystal lovers. Its energies are emotionally soothing and healing. The turquoise blue color of Ajoite emits loving sweet and happy energies that help to relieve unhappiness, worries and anxiety.

According to the references, Ajoite is also believed to have the following metaphysical properties:

• Clearing auric field and align the Light body with Physical body.
• Harmonize the energies of any Chakra; disperse contracted thought forms that are creating pain.
• Dispel any amount of negativity, and call forth the truth from oneself.
• Strengthener, healer and harmonizer of the emotional body.
• Awaken the emotions of compassion and forgiveness.
• Activate the channel of communication with the Divine through the third eye, crown and etheric chakras.
• Assist in calming an overactive thought process, settling the mind and allowing for more focus and concentration.
• Helps to understand the underlying emotional basis and karmic roots of certain emotional patterns and experience.
• Elevate one’s mood when the hormonal imbalance causes depression, excessive anger and fear.
• Enhances creativity.
• Used successfully to remove extra-terrestrial, Lemurian, Atlantean and current implants and concurrently filling the empty space with pure loving energy.
• Used as an adjunct stone in balancing issues of weak blood such as anemia.

References:

1. The Book of Stones – Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian
2. Love is the Earth – Melody

More pictures of Ajoites here.