Selenite Crystal Pyramid Smudging Discovery with clarity still visible inside

with clarity still visible inside

Untreated is the word that matters: most commercial citrine is amethyst altered in a kiln

This Grade AA geode reveals a rich violet surface with crystalline precision

unmistakably metal

Selenite Crystal Pyramid Smudging Discovery with clarity still visible insideSelenite a translucent white cut to four faces, a satin sheen running up each side toward the point, the soft gypsum named for the moon. Softer than almost any stone cut. From Morocco, a pyramid. It is gypsum hydrated calcium sulfate, Mohs 2, soft enough to mark with a fingernail. The satin sheen is chatoyancy, light running along the stones fine fibres, a band that travels as the light moves, like sheen on satin. Two things follow from its softness