The name of this apple-green variety of chalcedony is Greek for "golden leek". Its energy is bright and wholesome, opening the heart chakra, and bringing acceptance and a non-judgmental attitude. It aids in communication, allowing the wearer to speak with compassion and from the heart. It is used in wealth magick and to banish nightmares.

Chrysoprase feeds the heart and cleans the bloodstream of impuriteies by encouraging proper assimilation and distribution of food-energy throughout the body-earth.

Pure, apple-green chrysoprase induces tranquility in nervous, high-strung dispositionsm and can be helpful in the treatment of neurosis. This stone may also be used to reduce feverish or inflammatory conditions.

A chrysoprase crystal held in the mouth is said to grant the power of invisibility.

Chrysoprase is a form of chalcedony that has been colored bright green by trace impurities of nickel. It is a relatively valuable stone that is used in jewelry and for ornamental purposes, although its color will fade if it is left in sunlight or allowed to get too hot. It occurs in veins or as nodules, and is often associated with nickel and iron deposits as well as serpentine rocks. There is no cleavage, and it fractures in an uneven manner. Chrysoprase occurs in a number of parts of the world including Queensland and western parts of Australia, Germany, Russia, Poland, Brazil, and Japan, as well as Arizona and California in the United States. Chrysoprase has a vitreous luster and a white streak.