NUUMITE/NUUMIT/NUUMMIT/NUUMMITE Colour: Golden brown, brown, green and black, with bright rainbow coloured flashes. Found in: Mainly in Greenland, however extremely small quantities have been found in Spain and the US which are unfortunately nowhere near as good in quality to be used in gemstones as the Greenland sourced stone. This is a very old stone, found in areas which are as old as four billion years. This is a very protective stone and is good for beads, pendant and brooches as well as ornaments. It can protect one from negative energy of many, many kinds by wearing or carrying the stone, and is often sought for this shielding property. It is also helpful for removing energy blockages. Health: Nuumite is used in general healing, infections, purifying blood, kidneys, insulin production regulation, eyesight, and central nervous system disorders. can relieve pain associated with headaches, purifies the blood and kidneys. Chakra: Nuumite opens and clears the heart chakra, and will also activate and integrate all the chakras. It is said to balance all the chakras and remove energy blockages. REFERENCES & BIBLIOGRAPHY: Dragsted I (1985): Nummite. Austalian Gemology, Volume 15, Number 12, November 1985, p461. Geigner M (2007) Healing Crystals. Hall J (2009): Crystal Bible 2. Photograph: taken from Mindat, copyright © Ceridwen's Mineral Treasures This is not an advertisement/endorsement of any seller or dealer above any other. Other companies selling this item are available. Text copyright: © madcatwoman 2014, www.madcatwoman.co.uk For detailed healing properties and photographs of many of the more common gemstones and minerals, please visit the Madcatwoman Enterprise Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Madcatwoman-Enterprises/139677792795144?ref=hl&sk=photos_albums http://www.minershop.com/html/nuummit_mindata.html