Thank you so much for doing this video. I see ppl commenting on this all the time “correcting” others telling them to stop calling Satin Spar, Selenite. Now I know what to say and have an example. I’ve got Faden quartz and regular quartz points so I get what you’re saying…. There is no difference!! Thanks again for the info😊
I've been collecting crystals for about 15 years and I knew there was a difference between these two but I was using 'Satin spar" and "selenite'. SO, I'm very happy you clarified it for me as using "satin spar" as an adjective and not the name. One of your other videos said this as well. I really appreciate learning. I used to be in a few crystal groups but I got tired of the arguments about which crystal is which. Thank you! I will be following you. Would love to see if you have any videos on citrine, natural verses heat treated and what you have to say about those.
Wow thank you for this! I had no idea that this was a thing! I really appreciate you posting these comparison videos! Id love to see you do one on Rhodonite & Rhodochrosite. I always get them confused because their names are so similar, both have pink and black, and their metaphysical properties seem so similar. Is one more better for one thing compared to the other?
I am so happy that you find the videos helpful! I actually plan on doing Rhodochrosite and Rhodonite this week! It will be posted tomorrow afternoon. 🙂
Thanks Jen. I nearly went out and spent a heap on some clear selenite just a couple of weeks ago, thinking it was somehow “better”... but cos I love my satin spar selenite so much anyway I just thought I’d hold off for a bit and think about it some more... do some more research... then along you come with this gem of a video. Loving these comparisons. I have a few I’d love to see... probably already on your list... 1) heat treated citrine vs natural citrine 2) New Jade vs serpentine 3) Fire agate vs red agate/jasper 4) Any tips for distinguishing between the various kinds of garnet... OK that will do for now 🙋♀️😂😘. Much love.
I am so glad that the video helped! Stick with your Satin Spar Selenite. It is AMAZING! Also thank you for the future video suggestions. I have them added to my list. 😊
Fantastic! This is the most clear explanation of this I've come across yet...thank you! I'm going to share this in my crystal group. Love your energy too! Will definitely check out more of your content. Namaste.
Thank you so much for this information. I am new in crystal world. There where i live, in Latvia, we have a lit of Gypsum, different forms, except desert rose ones, so was wandering what is what. Thank you so much. Subscribed.
thank you so much- this informed me on so much!! i have subscribed. do you have any advice on if i were to accidentally get a bit of candle wax on my selenite? could i try wiping it down with a bit of water or best to leave it?
Yes you can wipe it down with a bit of water. It will not hurt your Selenite. The most that it would do is make it a little less polished looking. I have wiped down a Selenite and there was no change to it at all.
Very informative, thanks. Here's one for you. I have these two stones that look similar, but one I know is kambaba jasper and the other I'm not sure about. Someone told me it might be nebula stone. After looking it up, I was so surprised at how similar they look. I'm still not sure.
@@CrystalGuidance thanks for answering. It is black with green orbs. But from pictures I've seen and from what I've read both can be black with green eyes or green with black eyes.
I know where to dig a boukoo of fishtail selenite and a few gypsum formations you didn't show. I could get thousands of these crystals...should I be bringing them home?
You have given me great wisdom but the real questions answer that will help me on my journey is....does satin spar cleanse all other crystals like regular selenite or........?
Yes. However, I feel that there are much better, stronger ways of cleansing crystals. Sound and Sage are my favorites. www.crystalguidance.com/crystal-cleansing-methods/
If I understand correctly, satin spar and selenite have the exact same composition but so does alabaster. If we differentiate alabaster, which is fine grained gypsum then shouldn't the other two varieties- crystalline aka selenite and fibrous aka satin spar- be differentiated as well? Might it be more accurate to say satin spar gypsum rather than satin spar selenite?
I have a question about the fibrous selenite. I just received my first bundle of sticks and honestly the fibrous crystal bits that had all fallen off inside the bag freaked me out a bit. I haven't taken them out of the package (I just got the last night by mail) bc I was worried about possibly breathing them in or these shards getting under my sensitive skin like slivers of wood. Is this anything to be anxious about? Is there a proper way to store or display selenite to minimise this shedding of fibers? I have crystals that are quite toxic if proper caution isn't taken and I'm less nervous about them lol. It's just something about the long glassy fibers that freaked me out a bit. Thanks so much for another great video. I swear you post these videos just as I'm wondering about a mineral everytime. The timing is so oddly accurate. 💖
Hi Juliet! That's actually such a great question. Yes, they can cause splinters like a piece of wood. However, like wood it is not likely unless you're really doing something to cause it. The great thing about Selenite being so soft is they you can run it under water and take a soft toothbrush or a wash cloth and rub it down to help smooth it out. That will help to minimize the shedding and it will not hurt your crystal. The timing on this is divine intervention. I was planning on doing a crystal oracle deck review but I had a dream of how I needed to do this Selenite / Satin Spar video, so I did. *grins* I am so glad that you found it helpful. Enjoy your new crystals!
@@CrystalGuidance I just got a selenite stick part of a set and I absolutely love it but it is still shedding shards. As for the scrubbing under water this is definitely a no no according to everything I’ve seen. No water for this one which worried me I thought I caused the shards by submerging the set that came in cold rainwater briefly upon arrival.
No, the water did not cause it. Water can, over time, cause Selenite to dissolve. It is not a quick dissolve. A polished Selenite will loose it’s luster, but since yours is a raw piece that is not a factor. I offered you my suggestion based upon my knowledge and experience. You must follow what feels right for you. That is my only suggestion to help with the naturally occurring splintering. Good luck!
this was so helpful thank you! I was also wondering you if knew anything about rams horn selenite? I was given one that came from chihuahua, mexico but cannot find much info about it online!
Can you call a piece of coal a diamond just because they have the same chemical composition? Or is one rarer because it was formed under different conditions? They are both Gypsum, not both Selenite.
Fun fact: Diamonds are not actually formed from Coal. That is a common misconception. Coal does not have a fixed chemical formula. Nor does it have a repeating geometric pattern. Where as Diamond has the chemical composition of C and is an Isometric crystal.
@@CrystalGuidance Both Carbon based, just as Selenium and Velvet Spar are both Gypsum based. But as you yourself pointed out, just because they share the same base, they are not the same at all. I never said you make diamonds out of coal, I was pointing out the absurdity of your understanding of the two crystals by making a similarly ridiculous parallel based on 2 DIFFERENT products of nature based on a common base element. Selenium and Velvet Spar do not look the same, feel the same, have the same vibration, grow in the same formations or share similar rarity, or cost the same... They just grow together. Please just stop.
Your comparison was no where near accurate. And you have missed the point of my video. As clearly stated, Satin Spar Gypsum is sold with the trade name of Satin Spar Selenite. Furthermore Satin Spar as a stand-alone name is incorrect. It is a descriptive term only. The first crystal to use the term Satin Spar was Calcite. There is also Satin Spar Aragonite. I did not say that they looked the same, felt the same, or cost the same. Perhaps you should actually watch the video instead of jumping to those conclusions.
I love my first piece of satin spar selenite that I just got as part of a small set * surprised how much I like it it literally pulses in my hand when I hold. Thank you for this info I was beginning to think what I had wasn’t “the real thing” or something ...how do you charge/ cleanse the satin spar ?
My favorite way to cleanse all crystals is by sound. I use a tuning fork. It is quick, easy, effective, and can be done literally any time. Sage is my second favorite option, but I feel that the tuning fork does a better job in both cleansing and charging at the same time. Cleansing Crystals: www.crystalguidance.com/crystal-cleansing-methods/
@@CrystalGuidance Ah thank you. I normally say satin spar to satin spar selenite because I was not aware that satin spar existed as calcite. By the way, your video was great and very informative 👍
I wonder if they have the same healing/charging properties because I just bought a pretty big and expensive selenite charging plate but it’s satin spar selenite 🤔
On spiritual side, do they have the same properties? Because I want to buy selenite mainly for its cleansing and charging properties for other crystal, and I came across this discussion between selenite and satir spar and I don't know anymore tbh
@@CrystalGuidance I don't know if my question is stupid or normal 😂😂 but, how can I know if I connect more with a particular stone than another. And how does it feel if I connect to crystal? I'm new to using stones. I know they give benefits. so I started wearing them in jewelry and wanted to buy raw selenite necklace. is the transparent selenite better in that it doesn't splinter like the fibrous selenite? which is less fragile for a necklace pendant?
@@Adorable.Princess It's all in your personal sensitivity to them imo. I gifted my mom some Lapiz Lazuli and as she played with it she had 2 revelations about why she does this and that, things that had never occurred to her before. I told her that's the Lapiz Lazuli, she gave me a look and put it on the shelf. Didn't matter that the 10 commandments were wrote on it or God's Chariot either.. 🙆 🤦 I bought about a dozen sticks of Selenite for gifts/toys and a year later? All gone! I gifted maybe half, and the dog made one into dust. (She's OK). But I swear now that I believe they work I can't find a single one. Which is leading me to believe I REALLY need them now! Grr I'm buying a cpl pounds now! haha!
Your information is inaccurate. Good example of this is you dont call chalcedony, quartz or visa versa. They are chemically the same but one is micro crystalline growth and the other is actual crystal growth. Also selenite sheets and flakes when split satin spar is fibrous. Even mind at quoted these two pieces of gypsum not the same. Lastly if they are then alabaster would also be called selenite. They have different names because the crystal habitat are not the same. Just quartzite, chalcedony and quartz all have different crystal habitats. A lot of minerals have the same chemical composition but due to the crystal growth or lack thereof have different name. I mine selenite for living and have seen the different crystal habitats they form within. I would never call satin spar selenite.
Thank you for your information. As mentioned in the video, the term “Satin Spar” is a descriptive term. There are 3 different satin spars. Satin Spar Selenite is just one of those three. While you have some wonderful information here, your information is not accurate. I do appreciate the added information, though. Blessings to you!
Thank you so much for doing this video. I see ppl commenting on this all the time “correcting” others telling them to stop calling Satin Spar, Selenite. Now I know what to say and have an example. I’ve got Faden quartz and regular quartz points so I get what you’re saying…. There is no difference!! Thanks again for the info😊
Thank you, I didn't want to give up my satin spar selenite 🥺
I've been collecting crystals for about 15 years and I knew there was a difference between these two but I was using 'Satin spar" and "selenite'. SO, I'm very happy you clarified it for me as using "satin spar" as an adjective and not the name. One of your other videos said this as well. I really appreciate learning. I used to be in a few crystal groups but I got tired of the arguments about which crystal is which. Thank you! I will be following you. Would love to see if you have any videos on citrine, natural verses heat treated and what you have to say about those.
This is great! I have several pieces of each and was not sure about which they all were. So this is very helpful!
I'm so glad it helped! ♥
Wow, I did not know about golden selenite...& now I want some! Thanks for the info Jen!
You are so welcome! ♥
Wonderful! Thank you for clearing the misunderstanding!! ❤️❤️
Wow thank you for this! I had no idea that this was a thing! I really appreciate you posting these comparison videos! Id love to see you do one on Rhodonite & Rhodochrosite. I always get them confused because their names are so similar, both have pink and black, and their metaphysical properties seem so similar. Is one more better for one thing compared to the other?
I am so happy that you find the videos helpful! I actually plan on doing Rhodochrosite and Rhodonite this week! It will be posted tomorrow afternoon. 🙂
@@CrystalGuidance Will the video be posted soon ?
Thanks Jen. I nearly went out and spent a heap on some clear selenite just a couple of weeks ago, thinking it was somehow “better”... but cos I love my satin spar selenite so much anyway I just thought I’d hold off for a bit and think about it some more... do some more research... then along you come with this gem of a video. Loving these comparisons. I have a few I’d love to see... probably already on your list... 1) heat treated citrine vs natural citrine 2) New Jade vs serpentine 3) Fire agate vs red agate/jasper 4) Any tips for distinguishing between the various kinds of garnet... OK that will do for now 🙋♀️😂😘. Much love.
I am so glad that the video helped! Stick with your Satin Spar Selenite. It is AMAZING! Also thank you for the future video suggestions. I have them added to my list. 😊
This was sp helpful. I bought a 1lb of what I thought was selenite... glad to know they are the same
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much!!! That is so helpful!
Awesome! One of my faves too.
THANK YOU for saying the truth and just doing REAL research people are just saying so much thing without any research
I am happy to help!
Just what i was looking for
I’m so happy to hear it! 🙂
Fantastic! This is the most clear explanation of this I've come across yet...thank you!
I'm going to share this in my crystal group.
Love your energy too! Will definitely check out more of your content. Namaste.
Thank you so much for your sweet compliment and for sharing! I truly appreciate it. 😊
Thank you so much for this information. I am new in crystal world. There where i live, in Latvia, we have a lit of Gypsum, different forms, except desert rose ones, so was wandering what is what. Thank you so much. Subscribed.
I did forget Desert Rose in this video. However, it will be receiving its own video as I do one with Selenite Desert Rose VS Barite Desert Rose.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Thank you so much ! your video is super helpful for us ❤️
You are so welcome. I'm glad that you found it helpful. 🙂
thank you so much- this informed me on so much!! i have subscribed. do you have any advice on if i were to accidentally get a bit of candle wax on my selenite? could i try wiping it down with a bit of water or best to leave it?
Yes you can wipe it down with a bit of water. It will not hurt your Selenite. The most that it would do is make it a little less polished looking. I have wiped down a Selenite and there was no change to it at all.
Thank you
Very informative, thanks. Here's one for you. I have these two stones that look similar, but one I know is kambaba jasper and the other I'm not sure about. Someone told me it might be nebula stone. After looking it up, I was so surprised at how similar they look. I'm still not sure.
They are both most likely Kambaba Jasper as Nebula Stone is uncommon. Nebula is black with distinctive green orbs.
@@CrystalGuidance thanks for answering. It is black with green orbs. But from pictures I've seen and from what I've read both can be black with green eyes or green with black eyes.
Thank you for this video!!! .I would love to know where to go find such large crystals outside for sale
I know where to dig a boukoo of fishtail selenite and a few gypsum formations you didn't show. I could get thousands of these crystals...should I be bringing them home?
Great information! Thank you!!
You have given me great wisdom but the real questions answer that will help me on my journey is....does satin spar cleanse all other crystals like regular selenite or........?
Yes. However, I feel that there are much better, stronger ways of cleansing crystals. Sound and Sage are my favorites. www.crystalguidance.com/crystal-cleansing-methods/
@@CrystalGuidance thank you for this info will be checking it out - also how do you cleanse - yours ?
If I understand correctly, satin spar and selenite have the exact same composition but so does alabaster. If we differentiate alabaster, which is fine grained gypsum then shouldn't the other two varieties- crystalline aka selenite and fibrous aka satin spar- be differentiated as well? Might it be more accurate to say satin spar gypsum rather than satin spar selenite?
Good, cause I have that palm stone and my cousin started telling me that it was fake and I got me wondering and landed here LOL a thx! :)
I have a question about the fibrous selenite. I just received my first bundle of sticks and honestly the fibrous crystal bits that had all fallen off inside the bag freaked me out a bit. I haven't taken them out of the package (I just got the last night by mail) bc I was worried about possibly breathing them in or these shards getting under my sensitive skin like slivers of wood. Is this anything to be anxious about? Is there a proper way to store or display selenite to minimise this shedding of fibers? I have crystals that are quite toxic if proper caution isn't taken and I'm less nervous about them lol. It's just something about the long glassy fibers that freaked me out a bit. Thanks so much for another great video. I swear you post these videos just as I'm wondering about a mineral everytime. The timing is so oddly accurate. 💖
Hi Juliet! That's actually such a great question. Yes, they can cause splinters like a piece of wood. However, like wood it is not likely unless you're really doing something to cause it. The great thing about Selenite being so soft is they you can run it under water and take a soft toothbrush or a wash cloth and rub it down to help smooth it out. That will help to minimize the shedding and it will not hurt your crystal.
The timing on this is divine intervention. I was planning on doing a crystal oracle deck review but I had a dream of how I needed to do this Selenite / Satin Spar video, so I did. *grins* I am so glad that you found it helpful. Enjoy your new crystals!
@@CrystalGuidance I just got a selenite stick part of a set and I absolutely love it but it is still shedding shards. As for the scrubbing under water this is definitely a no no according to everything I’ve seen. No water for this one which worried me I thought I caused the shards by submerging the set that came in cold rainwater briefly upon arrival.
No, the water did not cause it. Water can, over time, cause Selenite to dissolve. It is not a quick dissolve. A polished Selenite will loose it’s luster, but since yours is a raw piece that is not a factor. I offered you my suggestion based upon my knowledge and experience. You must follow what feels right for you. That is my only suggestion to help with the naturally occurring splintering. Good luck!
Thank you sooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!
It is my pleasure! 🥰
this was so helpful thank you! I was also wondering you if knew anything about rams horn selenite? I was given one that came from chihuahua, mexico but cannot find much info about it online!
I have not heard of Rams Horn Selenite.
Hello. Does the polished crystal has same positive power of the natural crystal?
www.crystalguidance.com/raw-versus-tumbled/
So the answer is yes or no. I didn’t get it. Thank you
Yes it is still positive power. Beyond that the link goes into detail on the different between the energy.
Can you call a piece of coal a diamond just because they have the same chemical composition? Or is one rarer because it was formed under different conditions? They are both Gypsum, not both Selenite.
Fun fact: Diamonds are not actually formed from Coal. That is a common misconception.
Coal does not have a fixed chemical formula. Nor does it have a repeating geometric pattern. Where as Diamond has the chemical composition of C and is an Isometric crystal.
@@CrystalGuidance Both Carbon based, just as Selenium and Velvet Spar are both Gypsum based. But as you yourself pointed out, just because they share the same base, they are not the same at all. I never said you make diamonds out of coal, I was pointing out the absurdity of your understanding of the two crystals by making a similarly ridiculous parallel based on 2 DIFFERENT products of nature based on a common base element. Selenium and Velvet Spar do not look the same, feel the same, have the same vibration, grow in the same formations or share similar rarity, or cost the same... They just grow together. Please just stop.
Your comparison was no where near accurate. And you have missed the point of my video. As clearly stated, Satin Spar Gypsum is sold with the trade name of Satin Spar Selenite. Furthermore Satin Spar as a stand-alone name is incorrect. It is a descriptive term only. The first crystal to use the term Satin Spar was Calcite. There is also Satin Spar Aragonite.
I did not say that they looked the same, felt the same, or cost the same. Perhaps you should actually watch the video instead of jumping to those conclusions.
THAANKK YOOU!
I love my first piece of satin spar selenite that I just got as part of a small set * surprised how much I like it it literally pulses in my hand when I hold. Thank you for this info I was beginning to think what I had wasn’t “the real thing” or something ...how do you charge/ cleanse the satin spar ?
My favorite way to cleanse all crystals is by sound. I use a tuning fork. It is quick, easy, effective, and can be done literally any time. Sage is my second favorite option, but I feel that the tuning fork does a better job in both cleansing and charging at the same time.
Cleansing Crystals: www.crystalguidance.com/crystal-cleansing-methods/
@@CrystalGuidance I think it would amazing If you could bless us with a sound clearing video.
My tuning fork works by vibration, but I do have singing bowls as well that I can do that with.
@@CrystalGuidance I for one would love to see it all 🌺
Can you use satin spar to cleanse crystals like with selenite?
Satin Spar Selenite (Satin Spar Gypsum), yes. Satin Spar Calcite, no. Satin Spar Aragonite, no.
@@CrystalGuidance Ah thank you. I normally say satin spar to satin spar selenite because I was not aware that satin spar existed as calcite.
By the way, your video was great and very informative 👍
It sure does! I have a video that shows SS Selenite (Gypsum) next to SS Calcite so people could see the difference.
I wonder if they have the same healing/charging properties because I just bought a pretty big and expensive selenite charging plate but it’s satin spar selenite 🤔
Yes they sure do. In fact, the vast majority of the books with the metaphysical information are actually referring to Satin Spar Selenite.
On spiritual side, do they have the same properties? Because I want to buy selenite mainly for its cleansing and charging properties for other crystal, and I came across this discussion between selenite and satir spar and I don't know anymore tbh
I answered this for you on my other video,
which one is best in your opinion?
I connect more with Satin Spar Selenite, which is the one you most often see sold everywhere as Selenite.
@@CrystalGuidance I don't know if my question is stupid or normal 😂😂 but, how can I know if I connect more with a particular stone than another. And how does it feel if I connect to crystal? I'm new to using stones. I know they give benefits. so I started wearing them in jewelry and wanted to buy raw selenite necklace.
is the transparent selenite better in that it doesn't splinter like the fibrous selenite? which is less fragile for a necklace pendant?
@@Adorable.Princess It's all in your personal sensitivity to them imo. I gifted my mom some Lapiz Lazuli and as she played with it she had 2 revelations about why she does this and that, things that had never occurred to her before. I told her that's the Lapiz Lazuli, she gave me a look and put it on the shelf. Didn't matter that the 10 commandments were wrote on it or God's Chariot either.. 🙆 🤦 I bought about a dozen sticks of Selenite for gifts/toys and a year later? All gone! I gifted maybe half, and the dog made one into dust. (She's OK). But I swear now that I believe they work I can't find a single one. Which is leading me to believe I REALLY need them now! Grr I'm buying a cpl pounds now! haha!
@@Adorable.Princess sorry, I can't give you an answer about the clear stuff. sure is pretty tho
amazing, thank u!
You are so welcome!
what is the long one in the middle?
Satin Spar Selenite
Your information is inaccurate. Good example of this is you dont call chalcedony, quartz or visa versa. They are chemically the same but one is micro crystalline growth and the other is actual crystal growth. Also selenite sheets and flakes when split satin spar is fibrous. Even mind at quoted these two pieces of gypsum not the same. Lastly if they are then alabaster would also be called selenite. They have different names because the crystal habitat are not the same. Just quartzite, chalcedony and quartz all have different crystal habitats. A lot of minerals have the same chemical composition but due to the crystal growth or lack thereof have different name. I mine selenite for living and have seen the different crystal habitats they form within. I would never call satin spar selenite.
Thank you for your information. As mentioned in the video, the term “Satin Spar” is a descriptive term. There are 3 different satin spars. Satin Spar Selenite is just one of those three. While you have some wonderful information here, your information is not accurate. I do appreciate the added information, though. Blessings to you!