Selenite Crystal on lighted rotating stand.

Selenite Crystals are composed of Gypsum. A coloroless transperant mineral which contains 2 water molecules: CaSO4·2-H2O.
It's very soft, only MOHS 2 and can be scratched with a fingernail.

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• Selenite Crystal
• Gypsum
• Crystal

[hominidae7sp]

Hy nice crystal Blarney! looks awesome in that mirror light base!  is it that like quartz? or calcite? ... it's sobeautiful I have one purple & clear (fluorite), like amateist, it brakes apart in fragmentation alike in squared pieces... Love & Light!

[BlarneyStone1]

Thanks! It's actually Gypsum, same stuff that a Desert Rose is composed of. It's very soft and feels warm to the touch.

[mimapo]

Hey Blarney, I have a crystal just like that one although mine doesn't look as cool as your on that light table. Nice work!

BAZ

[pieceofearth]

What a wonderful crystal...and I love the lighted turntable you have it set up on.

Chipper