Description
These Selenite logs are a cleavage from a large selenite mass of Satin Spar, and is translucent , with a lovely Cat’s Eye Chatoyancy.
Selenite is a type of Gypsum, one of the more common minerals in sedimentary environments. It is a major rock forming mineral that produces massive beds, usually from precipitation out of highly saline waters. Since it forms easily from saline water, gypsum can have many inclusions of other minerals and even trapped bubbles of air and water.
Gypsum has several variety names that are widely used in the mineral trade. Selenite is the colorless and transparent variety that shows a pearl like luster and has been described as having a moon like glow. The Satin Spar variety is a compact fibrous aggregate with a very satin like look that gives a play of light up and down the fibrous crystals.
Approx. 14 to 16 inches long & 1 to 1-1/4 inches across. These are nicely shaped Selenite Wands.