Pale pink banding in an oval—each ring a chapter in a very slow story

gypsum is soluble

The name comes from the ancient Greek “amethystos”: not intoxicated

prized for its deep matte black

Amber has been traded as adornment since the Stone Age

Tree of Life Selenite Etched Charging Plate Sterling Silver Earrings Pale pink banding in anA flat selenite plate with the Tree of Life engraved into its surface the roots, trunk, and canopy all visible in the gypsum. Selenite is gypsum (CaSO4;2H2; O), a mineral that formed in evaporite basins when ancient seas concentrated and crystallized over millions of years. Mohs 2 soft enough to engrave with precision and translucent: the Tree of Life motif etched into this plate sits in relief against the stones natural inner luminescence. The Tree