Selenite Crystal Wand (10cm) Yerba Santa razor-edged fractures called conchoidal

razor-edged fractures called conchoidal

A selenite mountain candle holder - a ridge of translucent white satin-spar gypsum

One material that holds the same place in Omani households today that it held three thousand years ago

and deep crystalline expression

One metal in two colours

Selenite Crystal Wand (10cm) Yerba Santa razor-edged fractures called conchoidalA selenite wand a smooth, polished rod of translucent white satin spar gypsum, cool and light in the hand, the satin sheen running its length. Softer than almost any stone shaped. From Morocco. Selenite is gypsum hydrated calcium sulfate, Mohs 2, soft enough to mark with a fingernail. The wand is cut from satin spar, whose fine parallel fibres throw a chatoyant band of light that travels along it as it turns. It is the softest, most water sensitive