Name: Selenite 10mm Round A Grade 15-16 Inch
Brand: martinafruit.com
SKU: 82992068704
Price: 39.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8487 (16 reviews)

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Description

Selenite 10mm Round A Grade 15-16 InchSelenite is a crystal formed from the mineral gypsum, which comes in many forms and color variations, but has been used historically to describe the transparent variety. Our strands, cut as rounds are somewhat opaque and powerfully radiant fitting since its name originates from the Greek word for "moon," an allusion to the moon like white reflections of the mineral or to the quality of the light transmitted from the stone.

with a Mohs Hardness of 8

The stone's composition remains somewhat ambiguous

Its soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light

The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue

so named because the ancient Incas believed the stone to be the petrified blood of their ancestral rulers

as opposed to the presence of Chromium which creates Emerald’s green color

or Lapis Lazuli

black and red

These inclusions are chromite

” Due to this variety of colors

calcium carbonate and other materials

and the green color is caused by a reaction in the stone when the chrome is introduced to water