Apache Gold
Apache Gold is a combination of steatite and arsenopyrite ( silver ) and is composed of light-colored feldspar phenocrysts with visible white mica. Apache Gold is a pyrite with magnetite.
Chemical composition FeS2
Color Gray-gold, golden with light and dark inclusion.
Lustre Metallic
Hardness 6-6.5
Crystal system Iron-sulfur composition
Origin Jerome, Arizona (US)
Healing properties*
Stimulates the release and eliminations of toxins; leads to clear thinking and removes psychological blockages.
Stimulates the release and eliminations of toxins; leads to clear thinking and removes psychological blockages.
Folklore
The Apache Indians used Apache Gold for good luck. They believed it protected them against illness and death in battle and used it in their rituals.
The Apache Indians used Apache Gold for good luck. They believed it protected them against illness and death in battle and used it in their rituals.
