Polishing a sphere from Tourmaline requires navigating the mineral's natural cleavage planes

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Primary sources: Brazil

Unakite is a metamorphic rock composed of epidote (green)

Selenite Bowl - Heart Motivation Polishing a sphere from TourmalineA heart shaped bowl of translucent gypsum that glows from within. Selenite is a variety of gypsum (CaSO4;2H2; O) that formed in ancient evaporite basins the crystallized remains of concentrated seas. Mohs 2 hardness and flat cleavage planes make gypsum easy to carve into precise shapes; this bowl is hollowed into a stable heart form, the interior polished smooth. The stones characteristic translucency means the walls carry light through them rather