Selenite Gypsum Clear Slab 1.3kg

For softness that isn't the same thing as weakness.

Gypsum is the mineral family selenite belongs to — calcium sulfate holding water within its structure, which is exactly why it's one of the softest common minerals, easily scratched with a fingernail. It forms in evaporite deposits, left behind as ancient seas and lakes dried out over long stretches of geological time, and in the right desert conditions it grows into distinctive rosette clusters known as desert rose.

Its softness is part of the appeal rather than a flaw — few minerals can be shaped and polished into such fine, translucent forms.

Gypsum, in its various forms, is worked with for clarity and gentle release, much like its selenite relative. It sits with the crown.

Sheri chooses every piece by hand, cleanses it, and charges it before it's packed here on the Gold Coast.

Soft and water-soluble — keep it completely dry.

Selenite is a form of gypsum, soft enough to scratch with a fingernail, and satiny enough that light travels along its fibres like a fibre-optic cable. It's named after Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon — light without heat.

Its practical value is cleansing. Place other crystals on a selenite plate, or beside a tower, and they clear without any further work from you. It's the one crystal that doesn't need cleansing itself, which is why it earns its place in almost every collection regardless of what else is in it.

Selenite is worked with for clarity, peace and clearing stagnant energy from a space. It sits with the crown.

Sheri chooses every piece by hand, cleanses it, and charges it before it's packed here on the Gold Coast.

One warning before you buy: this stone and water do not mix.