Yooperlite Sphere - 1.6-1.8 inch

The Yooperlite Sphere is a smoothly polished sphere in a natural grey-to-tan stone, cut to a size that sits easily in the hand. Under ordinary light it reads as an understated, unremarkable grey mineral surface; its defining feature is not visible without ultraviolet light, which is not included with the stone.

Yooperlite is traditionally associated with clarity and intuitive awareness, reflecting its origins as a stone discovered along the shores of Lake Superior. It is commonly kept as a display or collector's piece, valued as much for its geological story as for its metaphysical associations.

Key Properties
Primary Focus: Clarity & Focus
Secondary Focus: Intuition & Spiritual Awareness
Chakra Association: Third Eye, Crown
Zodiac Sign: Gemini, Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac: Rat, Monkey
Ruling Planet: Mercury
Elements: Fire, Earth
Mohs Hardness: 5.5-6
Stone Family: Igneous Rock
Material: Yooperlite
Form: Sphere
Finish: Polished
Approximate Size: 43-47 mm (1.6-1.8 inches)
Approximate Weight: 109-141 g
Listing: Single unit

Geological Information
Yooperlite, also called fluorescent sodalite-bearing syenite, is an igneous rock in which sodalite inclusions fluoresce a vivid orange under ultraviolet light due to sulphur-bearing content within the mineral. Under normal daylight the stone appears an unremarkable grey to tan; the fluorescence is only visible under UV light, which is not included with this piece. The material was identified and named in 2017 by mineral hunter Erik Rintamaki, with the name derived from "Yooper," the colloquial term for residents of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The stones are naturally smoothed by wave and glacial action along the Lake Superior shoreline before being polished into this shape. No treatment is applied; the fluorescence is entirely natural. Sourced from the Lake Superior shoreline in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Ontario, Canada.

AuturaSol Standard
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