Soft calcium sulphate — selenite and desert rose.
Supplied by weight or by piece — raw, polished or made into jewellery. Sizes, grades and quantities on request.
Gypsum is hydrated calcium sulphate, soft enough to scratch with a fingernail. Clear crystals are selenite, fibrous white is satin spar, and rosette clusters are desert rose.
Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh have large gypsum deposits.
Water soluble and very soft — keep dry and dust gently.
Every form below is available in wholesale quantities. Ask for sizes, grades and packing.
We supply raw stones, tumbled and polished pieces, carvings, beads and finished jewellery such as pendants and bracelets by the kilo or by the piece. Tell us what you need and we will reply with availability, sizes and lead time.
Quartz Water-clear rock crystal — the master crystal.
Silicate Soft, furry "snowball" crystals.
Phyllosilicate Sparkling glassy pyramids from the Deccan traps.
Mica Silvery mica that splits into paper-thin sheets.
