This is a gorgeous 11.2 oz and 2.3” in diameter “Yooperlite* sphere from the northern peninsula of Michigan. It is mainly composed of syenite which is an igneous predominantly feldspar, gray rock formed in a similar fashion as granite. It accepts a nice polish as you can see and like granite, it is not uniform and accented by areas of black and areas of brown. Illuminated with a UV light, some of the grayish areas light up with bright neon pinkish-orange spots from highly fluorescent sodalite! This sphere has a blotchy circle of fluorescence around it, like polar circle! Contrasted against the silvery gray, the areas put one into the image of a forming Earth arising from darkness! She is truly wondrous!

* Note that the word “Yooperlite” is a registered trademark of Erik Rintamaki, used here with his written permission.

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Early-Earth-like Yooperlite Syenite Fluorescent Sodalite Sphere