Beautiful rough specimens The color really is one of its most distinctive features. This too gives the clues as to its properties ... the root and the heart chakras,4 linking them energetically that unites compassion and love with a non-judgemental attitude, this allows one to then "see" from the heart. It is also a powerfully, energetic stone and said to be able to clear the space of entities that have not been able to pass on after death. For those working with the terminally ill this stone is especially useful.