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  Selenite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is basically a glassy, well-crystallized form of gypsum and is often referred to as satin spar.
These selenite crystals are totally opaque and have been found in large quantities in Oklahoma, Texas and the Sahara Desert.
Selenite crystals are often found in the Gault Clay and London Clay formations of England as well as the Great Salt Plains Lake in Oklahoma.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Selenite   (252 words)

  
 SELENITE CRYSTALS
Selenite "blades" are found in Mexico, the most well-known location being the "Cave of Swords." Gypsum is a relatively common mineral, and may be found throughout the world.
Selenite denotes the clear crystal variety that is less common.
You may rinse selenite with water, but if it is submerged in water for an extended period, it will degrade.
www.bestcrystals.com /selenite.html   (176 words)

  
 How to Use Crystals: Selenite
Selenite comes in two forms: as a clear crystal with both clarity and a lovely shimmery quality, and in a form called a rosette.
Clear selenite's particular contribution towards furthering this connection is its ability to allow us to consciously understand our own deepest inner truth, that part of ourselves which is not body, not emotions or thoughts, but pure spirit.
Selenite rosettes are named for their resemblance to roses.
www.rainbowcrystal.com /crystal/gems/selenite.html   (374 words)

  
 Selenite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Selenite forms in many shapes and crystals, these particular specimens are thick slabs.
Selenite is formed when sea water is isolated and evaporates, leaving the salts to form into this unique variety of Gypsum.
Selenite is so powerful as a record keeper that some couples use a large Selenite piece as a message center.
www.mythnlynx.com /Selenite.html   (495 words)

  
 Selenite
Selenite is usually striated meaning the long lines running along the length of the crystal, channel high energy through the crystal from the sun and other sources of light.
Selenite can be used in healing with crystals but I recommend that you read Katrina’s instruction on this as Selenite is so powerful and needs to be used in the proper ways and means so as not to disrupt the healee’s own energetic system.
Selenite in crystal healing is also used in assisting the death process to release connections between the physical and emotional bodies and the spiritual body.
www.shamanelder.com /selenite.html   (2961 words)

  
 Iconofile Store: Product: Selenite
Selenite is a variety of gypsum that shows a pearl-like luster and is described as having a moon-like glow.
Selenite is a variety of gypsum that shows a pearl-like luster and has been described as having a moon-like glow.
Toxicity: Selenite is not considered to be toxic but care should be used in handling the dry powder pigment so as not to inhale the dust.
www.iconofile.com /storefront.asp?page=Selenite   (832 words)

  
 Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society‚Selenite: The Mysterious Crystal of Crowley's Ridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Selenite is a naturally occurring crystalline form of high purity gypsum and is used in the ceramics industries and to manufacture surgical grade cast.
Since selenite is an evaporite formed in the sedimentary layers of an ancient ocean, the different forms of selenite may be found at different layers on the Copperas Creek bluff.
Selenite may not be found in all areas that were once covered by ocean.
www.memphisgeology.org /g_selenite.html   (960 words)

  
 A Novel Selenite- and Tellurite-Inducible Gene in Escherichia coli -- Guzzo and Dubow 66 (11): 4972 -- Applied and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Identification of a gene whose luminescence is increased in the presence of selenite or tellurite.
Light emission from strain LF20116 in the presence of sodium selenite at 0, 0.1, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, or 20.0 µg/ml (A) or sodium tellurite at 0, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, or 0.5 µg/ml (B).
Assimilation of selenate and selenite by Salmonella typhimurium.
aem.asm.org /cgi/content/full/66/11/4972   (4675 words)

  
 selenite formations metaphysical and mineral specimen
Selenite comes in such a variety of shapes and sizes that it is often difficult to believe you are looking at the same mineral.
The Selenite Fishtail is a beautiful form of this mineral.
Selenite is excellent in aiding with clear thinking and to increase ones awareness both when looking inward and at the world around you.
www.metastones.com /selenite.htm   (281 words)

  
 Selenite - information
Selenite is further unique in that it is the only mineral capable of programming Quartz Crystals.
When using your Selenite Wand in any of these ways or to amplify healing, make certain you use your inner powers to wipe clean the energy that has been placed into the Selenite.
Selenite is not like any other healing stone or wand that focuses its particular energy on a problem.
www.takeaction.com /selenite-info.htm   (481 words)

  
 Astrology & Gemstones, Birthstones: Selenite Gem for Tauurs, Scorpio - Gems shop online
Selenite is the name given to colorless, transparent Gypsum.
Selenite is the natural version of fiber optics.
Selenite's high vibrational energy aids us in aligning our higher selves with our concious physical lives helping us to manifest our desires into the physical.
www.findyourfate.com /gemology/gemstones/Selenite.html   (211 words)

  
 Protection of Mice from Allergen-induced Asthma by Selenite. PREVENTION OF EOSINOPHIL INFILTRATION BY INHIBITION OF ...
Inhibition by Selenite of Airway Obstruction and Eosinophil Infiltration of the Lung-- The effect of selenite on airway inflammation was examined by intraperitoneal injection of this compound 1 and 24 h before
Sensitized mice that were pretreated with 2.5 mg/Kg of selenite (Se) or with 150 mg/Kg of NAC before ovalbumin challenge were similarly analyzed (lower panels).
Immunoblot analysis of the effects of selenite treatment on the expression of ICAM-1 (A), VCAM-1 (B), and E-selectin (C) in the lungs of ovalbumin-challenged mice.
www.jbc.org /cgi/content/full/277/20/17871   (4290 words)

  
 Inhibitory Effect of Selenite on Invasion of HT1080 Tumor Cells -- Yoon et al. 276 (23): 20085 -- Journal of Biological ...
Effect of Selenite and Selenate on Proliferation of HT1080 Cells-- Selenite and selenate are inorganic selenium compounds dissolved in water.
HT1080 cells were treated with selenite and selenate, and after 3 days the viability was tested by MTT assay as described under "Experimental Procedures." HT1080 cells were treated with selenite (A) and selenate (B) varying the concentrations with (open circle) or without (closed circle) serum.
Interestingly, selenite increased TIMP-1 mRNA in a dose-dependent
www.jbc.org /cgi/content/full/276/23/20085   (4782 words)

  
 Myselenite
Selenite is especially related to the spinal column and helps to clear blockages.
Selenite is not only self cleansing but can charge and clear all other crystals and brings healing for the earth.
Selenite comes in many forms: Optical Selenite, Satin Spar with striations of light, a Rosette form like a rose, Hourglass Selenite to cross time dimensions, Duckbill Selenite, Fishtail Selenite that looks especially like a vertebrae and curly Rams Horn selenite that displays the flexibility of the play of light.
home.iprimus.com.au /elouera7/myselenite.htm   (1106 words)

  
 Gypsum Formations. Moon Rock energy! Sometimes referred to as Selenite. Water clear specimens sometimes called Moon ...
Selenite has a hardness of only 1 1/2 – 2 on the Moh’s hardness scale, so it is quite delicate, soft and easy to damage or scratch.
You can carry Selenite with you but do not place it under your pillow during sleep as you may find yourself in places that you may not want to be in your dreams.
The purpose of this article is not to promote Selenite commercially but is part of series of articles that the writer has been guided to write about on the topic of discovering one’s Soul, and how to link with our personal link to the Creator energies.
www.freespiritemporium.com /gypsum.html   (835 words)

  
 Selenite-induced p53 Ser-15 phosphorylation and caspase-mediated apoptosis in LNCaP human prostate cancer cells -- ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
the selenite induction of apoptosis in the p53–wild-type
Kinetics of selenite induction of the hydrolytic activity of LNCaP cells on DEVD-AFC (caspases-3, -7), LEHD-AFC (caspase-9), and IETD-AFC (caspase-8) substrates detected by a fluorometric assay.
Selenite induction of DNA strand breaks and apoptosis in mouse leukemic L1210 cells.
mct.aacrjournals.org /cgi/content/full/3/7/877   (4275 words)

  
 Sodium Selenite-Induced Apoptosis in Murine B-Lymphoma Cells Is Associated with Inhibition of Protein Kinase C-{delta}, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The effect of sodium selenite in cell cycle progression was determined by measuring the DNA content distribution using flow cytometry after different treatments.
Effect of increasing concentrations of sodium selenite on nuclear morphology and DNA fragmentation at 72 h.
Sodium selenite inhibited cytosol to membrane translocation of PKC
toxsci.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/78/2/204   (5627 words)

  
 Selenite Rose Rock - The Desert Rose
The selenite rose rock is affectionately known as "the desert rose", and is often confused with the barite rose.
The selenite rose can be found in places like California, Libya, Mexico, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, just to name a few.
They are distinquished from the barite rose with their characteristics - the edges of selenite roses are sharper and the crystalline structure is less hard (on the Mohs scale of hardness) than the barite structure.
www.roserockmuseum.com /gallery/selenite.html   (101 words)

  
 Selenite Wands by Sacred Union.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I have found that Selenite is the most useful stone in directing or channeling Light Energy.
Blockages in either the meridian system, or the Chakra system can be 'blasted' out by using the Wand with one end pressed against the palm to move greater concentrations of Reiki or other channeled energy to the specific problem areas.
Selenite is much different than Quartz and doesn't need to be pointy to channel energy in a strong stream.
www.sacredunion.net /wands.html   (722 words)

  
 GYPSUM (Hydrated Calcium Sulfate)
"Selenite" is the colorless and transparent variety that shows a pearl like luster and has been described as having a moon like glow.
The word selenite comes from the greek for Moon and means moon rock.
Long thin crystals show bends and some specimens bend into spirals called "Ram's Horn Selenite" Two types of twinning are common and one produces a "spear head twin" or "swallowtail twin" while the other type produces a "fishtail twin".
mineral.galleries.com /minerals/sulfates/gypsum/gypsum.htm   (371 words)

  
 Effect of Selenite on Growth and Protein Synthesis in the Phototrophic Bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides -- Bebien et ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Selenite was added at the beginning of the growth.
Reduction of selenite and detoxification of elemental selenium by the phototrophic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum.
Kessi, J., Hanselmann, K. Similarities between the Abiotic Reduction of Selenite with Glutathione and the Dissimilatory Reaction Mediated by Rhodospirillum rubrum and Escherichia coli.
aem.asm.org /cgi/content/full/67/10/4440   (4183 words)

  
 ARS | Publication request: Copper Inhibition of Selenite-Induced Cell Cycle Arrest Appears to Be Extracellular
This study examined the effect of copper on the cell cycle arrest induced by selenite or selenocystine.
Cell cycle analysis revealed that selenite (3 to 5 uM) decreased G1 phase cells corresponding to an increase in S and G2 phase cells, but 0.625 or 1.25 uM copper substantially inhibited selenite-induced cell cycle arrest.
A cell free gel shift assay demonstrated that selenite suppressed the inhibitory effect of copper on SP-1 DNA binding.
www.ars.usda.gov /research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=156264&pf=1   (289 words)

  
 About Toad Hollow Selenite
Selenite activates the aspect of our nature that is true spiritual feeling.
It is one of the first minerals formed by evaporating salt water in land locked bodies isolated from the open ocean.
Pictured are three varieties of selenite: a cluster known as "Desert Rose," white selenite, and brown "Hourglass" selenite from Jet, Oklahoma.
www.toadhollowbeads.com /ASSelenite.htm   (126 words)

  
 Selenite Wand
Selenite has many properties, but is best known as...
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Selenite is composed of gypsum and sea water...
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 Selenite - Home page
There are many different types and shapes of Selenite found through out the world.
This fibrous selenite is the natural version of fiber optic.
Selenite crystals that contain one or more inclusions of other minerals that show up as thin fibrous lines.
www.curiogrove.com /selenite   (163 words)

  
 Selenite Crystals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For the pleasure of viewing wildlife, an observation tower is located at the entrance of the selenite crystal digging area.
A map is available from refuge headquarters that shows the area selenite crystals are found, along with the roads leading to the area.
We are pleased to have you as guests on the Salt Plains Selenite Crystal Digging Area.
www.fws.gov /southwest/refuges/oklahoma/selenite.html   (939 words)

  
 Distinct Effects of Methylseleninic Acid versus Selenite on Apoptosis, Cell Cycle, and Protein Kinase Pathways in DU145 ...
Differential Involvement of Superoxide in MSeA versus Selenite Induction of Apoptosis.
was primarily responsible for apoptosis induction by selenite
Effects of MSeA versus selenite exposure for 24 h on the phosphorylation status and expression level of selected protein kinases in a dose-response experiment (same as in Fig.
mct.aacrjournals.org /cgi/content/full/1/12/1059   (5075 words)

  
 Selenite Mineral Specimens Tu Spirits LLC - Minerals Native American Art Mata Ortiz Selenite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The word selenite comes from the Greek language and means moon (or moon rock).
The chemical composition of selenite is CaSO42H2O (hydrous calcium sulphate).
Selenite rate a 2 on the MOHS scale.
tuspirits.com /index.php?cPath=2_8   (201 words)

  
 Selenite Grounding Empowerment Set
The Selenite Grounding Empowerment Set is a hand-made crystal healing tool that Leslee invented a little over year ago to rave reviews.
Leslee chooses, sizes, and shapes the wands so they retain all of their raw power before the psychic attunement, and she spends quite a bit of time programming each to direct healing energy into the body, mind, and energy matrix.
Satin-Spar Selenite is a little-known crystal that contains all of the positive qualities of quartz crystal power and protection with no negative qualities.
www.energy-connection.net /selenitegroundingempowermentse.html   (365 words)

  
 Selenite Crystals
This 22 inch long crystal of natural selenite was mined in the Henan Province of China.
This split satin spar selenite measures 13.6 inches long and has beautiful silky luster or sheen along its surfaces.
We have a large selection of selenite crystals from worldwide locations in stock at our mineral warehouses, so be sure to let us know if you have any special requests.
www.mineralminers.com /html/selenite_crystals.stm   (614 words)

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