This is a 0.7 oz, 1.8” by 1.24 by 0.2” sort of oval freeform of shungite from Karelia, Russia. She has a wonderful polish that is not as intense as polished hematite, but black and with faint variations of her black on black color.

Shungite is a relatively new discovery … a natural fullerene or “buckyball”. These were discovered in the late 1980s and have been the subject of many experiments; prior to that time, no one had known that carbon could take on a circular crystalline form. Now, keep in mind that when you find shungite in the natural state, it appears amorphous, meaning that there is no apparent crystalline structure. On a very microscopic level, the molecules are spherical and rather resemble a soccer ball. For a discussion of the chemistry, check the Wikipedia.

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Smooth Russian Shungite Palm Stone