Selenite Crystal Bracelet Grade 5A size:6 mm from thousands of tiny aligned

from thousands of tiny aligned plates of iron

resinous scent that wakes at the warmth of the wrist

even terracotta sometimes crossed by darker veining

the blue of the royal tombs of Ur

Selenite Crystal Bracelet Grade 5A size:6 mm from thousands of tiny alignedSelenite 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