Natural prasiolite is rare

Alexander the Great reportedly wore one on his belt in battle

mined primarily in Brazil and Madagascar

earning it the informal title “the merchant’s stone

Selenite Etched Charging Plate - Zodiac Peach Moonstone Natural prasiolite is rareA flat round of gypsum with the twelve zodiac signs engraved across its surface. Selenite is a variety of gypsum calcium sulfate dihydrate, Mohs 2 that formed in ancient evaporite basins where concentrated mineral water slowly crystallized. Its softness makes it ideal for engraving; its flat cleavage planes make it naturally suited to a plate form. The zodiac wheel engraved here runs all twelve signs in sequence, the incised lines catching the stones