Clear Quartz Tumbled Stone Oud Elan Incense Stick The quiet Andean cousin of

The quiet Andean cousin of Australia’s fire opals

with the broad flat surface catching the falling ash as the stick burns through

Lapis lazuli - deep ultramarine scattered with gold

The middle minutes settle into the warm balsamic-resinous register that distinguishes frankincense from other resins

Shorea robusta) ground together and hand-rolled into bamboo-less 10cm sticks in the Kathmandu Valley

Clear Quartz Tumbled Stone Oud Elan Incense Stick The quiet Andean cousin ofClear quartz small tumble polished stones of water clear rock crystal, the stone the ancient world took for ice frozen beyond thawing. Cool and smooth in the hand, sold in a small set. From Brazil. It is pure crystalline silica colourless because it is nearly free of any colouring impurity, and piezoelectric, carrying a small charge under pressure, the property that keeps time in a quartz watch. The veils and inclusions inside each stone are the