Collection: Chrysoprase

Chrysoprase is a variety of quartz, more precisely a chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), whose apple green to emerald green color is due to the presence of nickel . It is a semi-precious stone appreciated both in jewelry and in lithotherapy.

✧ Main features:

• Name : Chrysoprase

• Family : Quartz (chalcedony)

• Color : Light green to apple green, sometimes translucent

• Hardness (Mohs scale) : 6.5 to 7

• Chemical formula : SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)

• Origin of the color : Presence of nickel

• Transparency : Translucent to opaque

✧ Notable deposits:

• Australia (largest producer, especially Queensland)

• Brazil

• Tanzania

• UNITED STATES

• Poland

• Russia

✧ Use:

• Jewelry : cabochons, pearls or sculptures

• Decoration : art objects, intarsia

• Lithotherapy (non-scientific use) : it is attributed with soothing and regenerative properties, linked to the heart and emotions.

✧ Supposed properties in lithotherapy:

• Promotes self-love and compassion

• Soothes anxiety , jealousy and stress

• Encourages creativity

• Would stimulate the liver and the immune system

✧ Differences with other green stones:

• Jade : waxier, often more opaque

• Peridot : brighter and more crystalline, more vivid green

• Green Aventurine : often contains sparkling inclusions (mica)