Selenite tea light holder "Cascade", white

Selenite tea light holder "Cascade", white

1x Selenite tea light holder "Cascade", white.

The name Selenite (marienglas) comes from the Swedish chemist and mineralogist Johan Gottschalk Wallerius. The word is derived from the Greek moon goddess Selene.

It is assumed that Wallerius was inspired by the mineral’s pale blue reflection—reminiscent of moonlight—when choosing this name.
The mineral was already known to the Romans, who called it Lapis specularis ("mirror stone" or loosely translated "transparent stone"). They used it to manufacture windows.

Although glass was already known at that time, its quality, flatness, and transparency were not sufficient to be used for window panes.

The Roman historian Pliny the Elder (23-79) described the mining and processing of Lapis specularis into window panes and lamps in his encyclopedia Naturalis historia.
The crystal grotto in the Marienglashöhle cave near Friedrichroda in the Thuringian Forest is famous for its marienglas.

Size: approx. 7 x 8 cm

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