Selenite Crystal Mountain Candle Holder Black Obsidian From India

From India

the black veins are manganese oxide

so each bead is a cross-section of its own growth - light and dark greens in curved eyes

three postcards

Selenite Crystal Mountain Candle Holder Black Obsidian From IndiaA selenite mountain candle holder a ridge of translucent white satin spar gypsum, its peaks left rough above wells cut for tealights. Lit, the whole range glows along its length. Hand cut in Morocco. Selenite is gypsum hydrated calcium sulfate, Mohs 2, soft enough to mark with a fingernail. The peaks are left in the stones natural rough face while the wells are cut smooth; translucent, the ridge glows when the lights are set in it. Use contained