Dioptase

Author: Rhiana Moonstar

brought to you by Rhiana Moonstar's Little Witch House

Tiny deep blue-green silicate crystals. Its powerful green reaches deep into the heart chakra to release and heal sadness, heartache, abuse, neglect. Converts loss (recent/childhood) into self-love. Empowers heart with new depth, strength, healthiness, courage, ability to love deeply, unconditionally. Connects emotional heart with spiritual heart to receive abundance. Promotes genuineness, sincerity, emotional balance, self-worth, deep well-being. Central Nervous System, lungs, heart, blood pressure, stress. Can send healing deep into the earth.

Suggested Pdf Resources

Dioptase CuSiO2(OH)2: Dioptase. CuSiO2(OH)2 c. ○2001 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1.; rruff.geo.arizona.edu

A refinement of the structure of dioptase, Cur[Si6Or8].6H2O: Heide et al.; www.minsocam.org

Quantum phase transition in the dioptase magnetic lattice: iopscience.iop.org

Dehydration-induced changes in the vibrational states of dioptase: crystals in the range 50-4000 cm -I.; www.springerlink.com

| DIOPTASE | 93c | | Raman shift Assignment Raman shift: DIOPTASE. |. 93c.; wwwobs.univ-bpclermont.fr

Suggested Web Resources

Dioptase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Dioptase is an intense emerald-green to bluish-green copper cyclosilicate mineral. It is transparent to translucent. Its luster is vitreous to sub-adamantine.; en.wikipedia.org

Dioptase: Dioptase mineral information and data.: Bright emerald-green modified rhombohedral crystals, usually less than 0.75 cm in size.; www.mindat.org

Dioptase Mineral Data: Click Here for Larger Dioptase Image in a New Browser Window The color of dioptase does not photograph well and must be seen in person to appreciate.; webmineral.com