Citron w/ Matrix - LG

Citron, also know as Lemon Chrysoprase, is a lemon to lime colored form of Chrysoprase. This item is Citron that is lemon yellow to light lime green in color with brown to gold matrix webbing. This Citron (Lemon Chrysoprase) is from South Africa.

Chrysoprase is one of the rarest and most valuable of the chalcedonies. Its green color comes from nickel; the color can fade, and in a moist environment may also recover. Larger broken pieces are often fissured with irregular colors. Chrysoprase often occurs as nodules or in crevices in nickel deposits.

Chalcedony is the cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, meaning the crystals are too small to even be seen by a microscope.

Item Size: Large 7/8 - 1 1/4" (20-30mm)


GENERAL INFORMATION

Mineral Class: Silicates

Mineral Species: Tectosilicates (Framework Silicates)

Mineral Group: Quartz

Chemical Formula: SiO₂ with colloidal iron hydrates

Composition:
46.74% - Silicon Si
53.26% - Oxygen O₂

Environment: Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks

IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric

Locality: Quartz as a group is very common mineral found world wide

Name Origin: CHALCEDONY – From the Greek port city of Chalcedon. QUARTZ - From the German quarz, of uncertain origin.

Chrysoprase Sources: Australia, Brazil, California, South Africa, India, Madagascar, Russia


PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Cleavage: Indistinct

Color: Green

Crystal System: Trigonal - Trapezohedral

Density: 2.6 - 2.65, Average = 2.62

Diaphaniety: Transparent – Opaque

Fracture: Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz)

Habit: Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.

Habit: Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.

Habit: Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces.

Hardness: 7 - Quartz

Luminescence: Triboluminescent

Luster: Waxy, dull

Magnetism: Nonmagnetic

Specific Gravity: 2.65 or less if cryptocrystalline

Streak: White


METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Affirmation: I see myself and others through the lens of the heart’s compassion, and I grow in the paths that serve the good of all.

Chakras: Sacral, solar plexus, heart

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Beneficial for: Fluent speech; judgmentalism; forgiveness; compassion; mental dexterity; codependence; detoxifying; stanching blood; pain; arthritis; rheumatism; influenza; eyes; mobilizing heavy metals out of the body; liver function; relaxation; fertility; infertility caused by infection; sexually transmitted diseases; gout; eye problems; mental illness; skin diseases; heart problems; goiter; balancing hormones; digestive system; infirmity; absorption of vitamin C; fungal infections; claustrophobia; nightmares

Chrysoprase is a lovely stone of the pure Green Ray and as such it is a stone of the heart. The frequency of Chrysoprase reminds one of sunlight falling through fresh, new spring leaves. It carries an energy of growth and ripening promise. Chrysoprase brings hope even into the darkest regions of one’s shadow self. It reminds us of our constant connection to the source of All-That-Is. Its energy expands the heart chakra and allows one to receive the infinite Line and Abundance of the Universe. It helps one accept one’s birthrights of prosperity, joy, and health. It helps one to understand one’s interconnectedness with all of creation and to heal feelings of separation and isolation.

Chrysoprase helps one remain centered in the heart at all times, providing the courage to face difficult or threatening situations with steadfast resolve and truth-centered compassion. Through the compassionate lens of Chrysoprase, one is able to look back at relationships which ended unpleasantly and to resolve them inwardly with a profound sense of forgiveness, both for the other person and for oneself. It can aid in identifying patterns and habits in relationships and their karmic bases, and helps us release attachment to these fear-based emotions, belief systems and actions (as well as bitterness and past disappointments). It teaches us that anything that isn’t love, isn’t love! These stones truly give strength to the emotional heart so that relationships of all kinds can be approached with the curious heart of youth.

Chrysoprase also activates the solar plexus chakra, seat of the will. It works to blend one’s personal will with the urgings of the heart, thus uniting our individual desires with the heart’s higher longing for the good of all. Meditation with two Chrysoprase stones – one placed at the heart and the other at the solar plexus – will facilitate the linkage of these two energy centers, coordinating their energies and reforming them into a powerful unified vibrational force. The awakened heart, fueled by the undivided will, can do much to awaken the hearts of others and to bring the heart’s desires to fruition.

Chrysoprase’s color speaks of its strong healing energy and of its connection to the domain of Nature spirits. Wearing or meditating with these stones can facilitate a deep heart connection with the spirit of the Earth Mother, as well as devas and other Earth-spirit entities.