Natural Labradorite Hand Carved Crystal Heart

A heart worked in labradorite. At 15 inches and 4 g it wants a shelf of its own rather than a desk corner.

The flash across labradorite is not colour in the stone but interference: light bouncing between microscopic lamellae inside the feldspar. It only appears from certain angles, which means a carved form reveals it in passes as it turns.

A carved heart lives or dies on symmetry and on the cleanness of the cleft. There is no detail to distract the eye, so the stone's own pattern does all the work.

Material 100% natural labradorite
Size 15 × 15 × 10 in
Weight 4 g