About the product:

💎 Type of mineral / Gem: Vesuvianite also called Idocrase

🌍 ⛏️ Origin: Italy

📐 Dimensions: 19 millimeters long x 14 wide x 8 thick.

⚖️ Weight : 2 grams

🔷 Shape: Natural

🔬 Treatment: None  

📜 Certificate: Gem & Zen

🎁 Comes with a presentation box with a certificate from Gem & Zen, ideal for giving as a gift or treating yourself!

💍 Suggested use:

Jewelry, Lapidation

Collectible: Displayed on a stand to highlight the reflections

Personal talisman: Associated with energetic protection

📋 Mineralogical sheet:

Appearance	Vesuvianite / Idocrase

Category

Silicate (Sorosilicate)

Chemical formula

Ca₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₈(OH,F)₁₀

Crystal system

Monoclinic

Hardness (Mohs)

6.5 – 7

Density

3.32 – 3.40

Color

Green, brown, yellow, sometimes purple or red; multiple colors in the same stone

Glow

Glassy

Transparency

Transparent to translucent

Special feature

Rare gemstone, can have multiple hues; sometimes used as a cabochon or raw crystal

Main deposits

Canada, Italy, Russia, United States, Tanzania

Discovery / History

Discovered in the 19th century near Vesuvius in Italy; called Idocrase in gemology

Use	Jewelry, lithotherapy, collection

Virtues (lithotherapy)

Stimulates inner strength, confidence and vitality; promotes protection, emotional balance and mental clarity

Associated Chakras

Solar plexus (energy, courage), Heart (harmony, balance), Root (anchoring)

Astrological signs

Taurus, Leo, Libra

Purification

Distilled water, gentle fumigation (sage, incense), singing bowl

Recharging

Soft sunlight, moonlight, quartz clusters

Short story

Vesuvianite, or Idocrase, is a rare and colorful stone, discovered near Mount Vesuvius. It is used in lithotherapy to strengthen vitality, confidence and emotional balance .