Diopside

Gineral Name: Diopside

Chemical Composition: Monoclinic Pyroxene Mineral (CaMgSi2O6)

Hardness on Mohs Scale: 5.5 - 6 Mohs Hardness

Color Varieties: Pale to deep green, colorless, yellow, or brown

Localities: Australia, Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Russia, and Japan.  Our current stock is from Minas Gerais, Brazil. 

Metaphysical Properties: Diopside enhances emotional well-being and facilitates spiritual growth and is used to encourage compassion, forgiveness, and love. It can be used to balance and harmonize the emotional body, while healing trauma and grief, and fosters a sense of inner peace and tranquility. It also has a grounding energy that connects you to the Earth, resulting in stability and a sense of security. It assists to release old patterns and beliefs, making way for personal growth and transformation. It can also increase creative, sharpen memory, manifest goals, and assist with learning. Diopside can enhance one's intuitive abilities and stimulate psychic development. It may be used in meditation practices to deepen spiritual insight and connection. Green Diopside is associated with nature and the cycles of growth and renewal.

        Associated Chakras: Heart

         Zodiac Signs: Gemini, Virgo, and Pisces

Scientific Information: Diopside is a member of the clinopyroxene subgroup in the larger pyroxene group. Diopside forms as an accessory mineral in various types of igneous rocks, such as basalt and gabbro, and can be found in metamorphic rocks like marble.