Emerald...RUBY...Sapphire...TANZANITE...Prehnite...AQUAMARINE...Morganite...MOONSTONE...Turquoise...GASPEITE...Smithsonite...BLUE LACE AGATE...Jet...TOURMALINE...Carnelian...AMETHYST...Jasper...JADE...Zircon...SPINEL...Garnet...HESSONITE...Tektite...MAMMOTH IVORY...Ming Dynasty Pottery Shard...BALI STERLING SILVER...Thai Hill Karen Tribe Silver...KYANITE...Kunzite...FIRE OPAL...Larimar...PIETERSITE...Hessonite...PERIDOT...Topaz...PINK OPAL...Charoite...SUGILITE...Rhodonite...RHODOCHROSITE...Rubellite...APATITE...Amber...IOLITE...Sardonyx...HELIODOR...Lapis...AZURITE...Malachite...CRYSTAL QUARTZ...Rose Quartz...LEPIDOLITE...Angelite...FLUORITE...Yellow Opal...SPESSARTITE...Pink Coral...SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN...Red Coral...SNOW QUARTZ...Blue Coral...SUNSTONE...Tiger Eye...RAINBOW OBSIDIAN...Ametrine...SODALITE...Red Tiger Eye...AVENTURINE...Hemimorphite...CHRYSOPRASE...Picasso Stone...RUBY ZOISITE...Chrysocolla...BLUE TIGER EYE...Citrine...LABRADORITE...Pearl...HOWLITE...Dinosaur Bone...HEMATITE...Seraphinite...HYPERSTHENE...Blue Coral...

Diopside crystallizes in the form of masses, thin plates, grains, and slender prismatic crystals. The colour range includes white, colourless, yellow, grey, green, red- brown, and black. This mineral can be used to stimulate the intellect and can provide assistance in mathematical and analytical pursuits. It enhances academic learning and couples the practical side of ones nature to both the sciences and arts. It helps one to wield pride objectively, providing both humility and respect for the superior exhibition of intelligence. It allows one to recognize that the strength of the opposition is less than that which is within oneself. It also allows one to understand the duality within the self, and further stimulates retrieval of the feminine side of nature, being a good stone for healing those who will not allow themselves to cry . It can be used in the treatment of physical weakness and psychological disorders. It is an excellent stone for runners, helping to eliminate the muscular spasms and "stitches" during the run. It has also been used to calm pets. Vibrates to the number 9.

Excerpts from LOVE IS IN THE EARTH – A KALEIDOSCOPE OF CRYSTALS UPDATE by Melody © 1995