Dioptase Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl | 7" F Note | C=528 Tuning | #1737

I am the stone that forms where copper meets surrender

🎵 Size: 7" | Note: F | Cents: +30 | Frequency: 711 Hz | Tuning: C=528 Love Tuning | Octave: 4 | A=432 Equivalent: F#-37 | Bowl #: 1737 ✨ Element: Dioptase 💎 | Body Resonance: Head, throat, sinuses, skull, cervical spine, brain cavity, upper energetic field 💚 | Chakra Connections Western Diatonic: Heart | Cycle of Fifths: Root 💫

This Dioptase crystal singing bowl sounds in F at 711 Hz, resonating with the heart chakra and creating strong vibration through the head, throat, and upper body. Dioptase supports emotional honesty, heart-centered healing, and the gentle release of what no longer serves. When this rare copper mineral meets the F note's quality of compassion and balance, the result is an instrument that helps you see clearly into your own heart—and find the courage to stay present with what you discover.

BEST FOR

• Heart chakra healing and emotional release work
• Therapists and counselors transitioning between clients
• Caregivers needing restoration after giving to others
• Those navigating grief, loss, or relationship transitions
• Morning reflection and authentic intention-setting
• Hospice workers and end-of-life support practitioners
• Anyone ready to practice genuine self-compassion

ESSENCE

I am the stone that forms where copper meets surrender—where oxidation becomes transformation, where what was buried begins its slow conversation with truth. When you've been carrying something in your chest that you haven't yet named, I create the conditions where emotional honesty becomes possible. I don't arrive with force. I settle beside you like morning light on canyon walls, patient and unwavering, helping you locate what needs witnessing.

THE ELEMENT

Dioptase is a rare copper cyclosilicate mineral distinguished by its striking emerald-green color—so vivid that observers throughout history have mistaken it for emerald itself. Formed exclusively in arid desert regions where copper deposits meet air and water, this mineral crystallizes in small six-sided formations within rock cavities. Major sources include Kazakhstan's Altyn-Tyube deposit, Namibia's Tsumeb Mine, and the copper-rich regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The mineral's name comes from the Greek words meaning "through" and "to see"—a reference to the visibility of its internal structure, and a poetic acknowledgment of what this stone has come to represent: the capacity to see through to emotional truth. In crystal healing traditions, dioptase is associated with heart-centered work, particularly for those processing grief or seeking to deepen their capacity for compassion. Its formation through natural oxidation—base copper minerals transforming into luminous crystals through exposure—mirrors the transformative potential many seek when working with it.

When dioptase is infused into quartz crystal through Divine Bowls' proprietary process, its molecular structure becomes part of what vibrates. This isn't a surface coating—the mineral integrates at the molecular level during formation, creating a unique microstructure that produces resonance patterns distinct to this infusion. The result is a tone that people often describe as having unusual emotional weight, a quality of presence that invites you to stay rather than flee from difficult feelings.

THE FREQUENCY

This bowl sounds in F at 711 Hz, resonating with the heart chakra in the Western diatonic system. The F note carries the energetic quality of compassion, balance, and emotional attunement—frequencies that naturally support the heart's capacity to both give and receive. At 711 Hz, this bowl sits in the upper range of Octave 4, creating strong resonance through the head, throat, and upper chest.

When dioptase's heart-opening properties meet this F frequency, something particular happens: the sound seems to locate exactly where you've been holding emotional tension. People working with this bowl often report a gentle pressure in the chest—not painful, but present—followed by a sense of release they didn't know they needed. The frequency doesn't force anything. It simply creates conditions where your body remembers it's safe to feel fully.

THE TUNING

This bowl resonates at 711 Hz. Using A=440 as reference, it plays F+30 cents. Using A=432 as reference, this same frequency is F#-37 cents.

This bowl is categorized in the C=528 tuning because its frequency aligns with instruments tuned so that middle C equals 528 Hz—known as the "Love Frequency" in Solfeggio tradition. This brighter tuning is associated with heart-opening qualities and joyful expansion. The slightly elevated pitch creates an uplifting, clarifying resonance that many find energizing—particularly fitting for dioptase's invitation to see clearly into emotional truth. If you have instruments tuned to C=528, this bowl will harmonize beautifully with them.

(For fine adjustment, adding water to the bowl lowers the pitch slightly—a technique some use to dial in precise intervals when playing with other instruments.)

THE SIZE

At 7 inches, this bowl produces Octave 4 tones with medium sustain—long enough to settle into, brief enough to use in transitions throughout your day. The room-filling but balanced volume makes it versatile: intimate enough for personal morning ritual or bedside use, yet projecting enough for a therapy room, classroom, or small group gathering. This size travels well between rooms and fits easily on a desk, nightstand, or meditation cushion.

The 7-inch format allows dioptase's patient, witnessing quality to express with clarity rather than overwhelming presence. The Octave 4 resonance naturally targets the mid-body and torso while the 711 Hz frequency creates sympathetic vibration in the upper body—a combination that many experience as sound moving through the heart space and upward.

WORKING WITH THIS BOWL

Reach for this bowl when you're ready to stop running from something you've been carrying. This might be grief that hasn't fully moved through, a conversation you've been avoiding with yourself, or simply the accumulated weight of caring for others without pausing to care for yourself. You don't need a formal practice or special training—just willingness to be present.

Begin simply: strike or rim the bowl and place one hand on your chest. Notice what arises without trying to fix or change it. Dioptase doesn't ask you to transcend your feelings; it creates space where you can witness them without being overwhelmed. Therapists find this bowl valuable for their own reset between clients. Caregivers—those tending aging parents, working in hospice, or simply giving more than they receive—often discover it helps them locate their own needs again. Teachers use it to mark transitions in emotionally demanding classrooms. Anyone navigating loss or life change may find it supports the slow, necessary work of letting go.

Each Divine Bowls singing bowl includes a pure quartz mallet wrapped in premium silicone for optimal resonance, plus a silicone O-ring for stable playing on hard surfaces. Every bowl is formed in a single seamless vessel from 99.998% pure quartz—no welds, no weak points—built to last lifetimes of use.

INVITATION

Some bowls arrive with fanfare. This one settles beside you like morning light on canyon walls—patient, clear-eyed, willing to stay.

Dioptase doesn't ask what brought you here. It doesn't need to know if you're a therapist resetting between clients, a caregiver who forgot to care for yourself, or someone who simply noticed the emerald green and couldn't look away. What it offers is simpler: the conditions where emotional honesty becomes possible. Not forced. Not rushed. Just available.

This is a bowl for the conversation you've been postponing with yourself. For the weight in your chest you haven't named yet. For the morning you finally have three minutes alone and want to spend them on something that matters.