SoIeil Noir incense Stick Holder Mountain Blue Sage plant-based binder

plant-based binder

This is common opal

the engraving radiates outward

the mineral kin of lapis lazuli: the blue without the gold

SoIeil Noir incense Stick Holder Mountain Blue Sage plant-based binderHand 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