Selenite Crystal Bracelet Grade 5A Gold Obsidian Softer than almost any stone

Softer than almost any stone cut

This geode from Uruguay belongs to the Q3 cut base grade—selected for its structure

dense resin tears from Bursera copallifera

from thousands of tiny aligned plates of iron

honeyed in opening

Selenite Crystal Bracelet Grade 5A Gold Obsidian Softer than almost any stoneSelenite a translucent white with a satin sheen that runs like moonlight on water, the soft gypsum named for the moon. Softer than almost any stone worn. From Morocco, strung on elastic cord. It is gypsum hydrated calcium sulfate, Mohs 2, soft enough to mark with a fingernail. The bead form is satin spar, its fine parallel fibres throwing a chatoyant band of light that travels as the stone turns, like sheen on satin. Two things follow from its