Selenite 8mm Round Green Purple (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch HPS12152022 honey or brown

honey or brown

having been worn by shamans

It is a particularly unusual gem because it exhibits a special optical property known as "tenebrescence

brown and red bands of color allow the stone to be matched with many other gemstones in designs

Specialists soak the stones in resin or liquid plastic to help harden them

Selenite 8mm Round Green Purple (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch HPS12152022 honey or brownSelenite 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.