SoIeil Noir incense Stick Holder Mountain Blue Sage This is common opal

This is common opal

It is schorl

plant-based binder

The gold-brown is iron oxide

the engraving radiates outward

SoIeil Noir incense Stick Holder Mountain Blue Sage This is common opalHand carved from the dark variant of natural soapstone (mineralogical name steatite) the same talc based metamorphic rock as the other carved stone holders in the range, here in its black toned form. The supplier designation "Soleil Noir" (French for Black Sun) describes the dark stone with the engraved sun face composition: facial features at the centre, radiating rays around the rim. The disc carries multiple precisely drilled openings positioned