Shape / Form: Function/ Other characteristics:
Partly polished block
Polished pillows
Spheres
Bead Strands

Color / features:
Varied shades of green, from pale olive green to bright emerald green
often have pale green or white streaks

Applications:
Worn on the body, placed on key energy centers during treatments, placed in the living
environment, given as an elixir

Function(s):
Represents the virtue of righteousness, related to physical healing, helps in moving
through the cycles of change

Five Elements Affinity:
Neutral

Meridian Affinity:
LR/HT

Crystal Structure / Sacred Geometry:
Monoclinic

Chemical Composition:
Sodium aluminum silicate
NaAlSi2O6
Can contain impurities of iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, titanium, and
manganese

Level of Formation / Strata and Effect:
Metamorphic/Ying

Cautions:
Must be cleansed very thoroughly because it easily absorbs pathology
Do not use when taking steroids
Should not be combined with anything containing cinnabar