Apache gold is a combination of Steatite and Pyrite in the colours of gold and black.

Color-: Gray-gold, golden with light and dark inclusions.

Hardness-: 6-6.5 on the Mohs scale.

Zodiac Sign-: Leo.

Luster-: Metallic.

Occurrence-: Arizona and Oregon, New Mexico.

Metaphysical Properties-:

• Good luck stone for native Americans, encouraging large families with many children.
• Grounding and protection stone during meditation.
• When worn, this gemstone aligns all the bodies physical, spiritual and etheric.
• It can assist in the alignment of the subtle bodies and in strengthening and arranging the meridians of the physical body.
• It can be used to increase the ability to assimilate vitamins and minerals.

Application and Care-:

• Should not be cleaned in water but placed overnight in a bowl filled with hematite stone once a month.
• They will be charged by the addition of a few clear rock crystal tips to the Hematite stones.
• Do not charge in the sun.