Commanding, dramatic, and unusually striking — this Hematite-Included Yooperlite Tower stands 16.75" tall, 4.44" wide, and 4.18" deep at a substantial 21.74 lbs, a statement piece that earns its place in any room. In daylight, striking red hematite (iron oxide) inclusions have stained the feldspar matrix over centuries, giving this tower a bold, warm, earthy presence that most Yooperlite simply doesn't have — and under a 365nm UV light, it transforms completely, fluorescing a vivid yellow-orange-red that has to be seen to be believed. Yooperlite is the trade name for syenite rock containing fluorescent sodalite — a term widely used across the market, though technically it applies to specimens from Michigan's Great Lakes region. A genuine natural phenomenon and a one-of-a-kind piece built for table accent, gifting, or any collector who appreciates the extraordinary hidden in the ordinary.
As is common with hand-carved towers across the industry, the sides and point are not perfectly symmetrical — a natural characteristic of the carved stone, not a flaw, and part of what makes this piece authentically one of a kind.
