Dioptase is a very powerful stone that awakens the higher heart chakra. Dioptase embodies the green ray, with a strong vibration that encourages compassion and forgiveness. Dioptase can heal the heart by helping to free us from the limits of our past in order for us to embody our fullest potential with joy and peace. Any physical disease related to past traumas and abuse can be aided by Dioptase’s ability to help us forgive and release karmic patterns allowing us to be our true selves. If you have been feeling 'stuck' and have found it difficult to move forward with your life... this beautiful stone may be what you need. Dioptase is a powerful stone to awaken love and compassion and to heal emotional distress.
Dioptase can help to relieve mental stress, allow for complete relaxation, and enhance the meditative state. It can be used to clear and stimulate all chakras to the higher level of awareness and action, bringing an invigorating and refreshing energy to the physical, emotional and intellectual bodies.

Dioptase is an excellent stone for furthering spiritual attunement. It stimulates past life memories, promotes prosperity on ALL levels and is very beneficial in eliminating perceived “lack”. Dioptase can be used to balance the yin-yang energies and aligning the chakras with the ethereal plane.

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.

Dioptase is healing of body and mind. Dioptase can help ease the pain/hurt of grief, abandonment, betrayal, and heartache. Physically, Dioptase can be paired with Red Aventurine to help those who have been diagnosed with Cancer. Dioptase can also ease migraines and headaches, addictions, high blood pressure, heart and liver issues as well as pain and fatigue.

Physical and Metaphysical Properties for

PROPERTIES FOR STONE: Dioptase

PRIMARY CHAKRA: Heart-Chakra

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Trigonal-Crystal-System

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: CuSiO3H2O - Hydrated Copper Silicate

ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Sagittarius-(November-22-to-December-21), Scorpio-(October-23-to-November-21)

NUMERICAL VIBRATION: Number-8

HARDNESS: 5-Hardness

COLOR: Green, Turquoise-(green-blue)

LOCATION: Congo, Mexico, Namibia, Russia

RARITY: Uncommon

PRONUNCIATION: die-OP-taze

MINERAL CLASS: Silicates-Mineral-Class

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (PHYSICAL): Abrasions-and-Wounds, AIDS/HIV, Blood-Pressure-Regulation, Cancer, Chronic-Pain, Detoxifying, Emphysema, Headache-and-Migraine-Relief, Healing-Wounds, Heart, Heartburn, Liver-Disorders-and-Health, Lungs, Muscle-Pain-or-Issues, Muscular/Skeletal, Pain-Relief, PMS, Remove-Toxins, Tumors-and-Growths

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (EMOTIONAL): Compassion, Eases-Depression, Emotional-Balance, Joy, Reducing-Stress-or-Tension, Tranquility

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (SPIRITUAL): Aura-Cleansing-and-Clearing

EXTRA GRADE: Beautiful green color, translucent, < 10% matrix

A GRADE: Nice green color, partially-translucent, 10% - 25% matrix

B GRADE: Poor green color, opaque and/or > 25% matrix

AFFIRMATION: I am attuned to the Universe.

QUESTION: Do you thrive under pressure?

REFERENCE 1: http://www.healingcrystals.com/Take_Back_Your_Life__Crystals_for_Women_Articles_11113.html