Selenite 8mm Round Green Yellow (Dyed) - 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.

It can range in color from pale pink to deep rose or even rusty red tones depending on the concentration of Manganese

It is a variety of the silicate Spodumene

Its proper name is Artocarpus heterophyllus

and igneous rocks

with a chemical composition of sodium aluminum oxide

Queen Victoria’s granddaughter

midnight blue glass with flecks of copper suspended within it

The mineral is named for the place where it is principally found

the treated stones are cut

The proper name for Rosewood is Petersianthus quadrialatus

priests and kings and believed to be a powerful protection stone

” Most deep red Carnelian has been heat treated to darken the beautiful orange and red tints that are created by iron oxides in the stone