Yooperlite Sleeping Cat Carving - Specimen A
Meet the most adorable mineral carving you'll ever own — a hand-carved Yooperlite sleeping cat curled up in a perfect little ball with its tiny ears perked and its face tucked peacefully into its body. In daylight, this beautifully polished carving showcases the rich dark grey, charcoal, and silvery speckled tones of the Yooperlite stone, with a smooth high-polish finish that highlights every detail of the sleeping cat form — the rounded back, the tucked paws, the delicate ears, and the serene sleeping face.
Under shortwave UV light, the magic truly happens — brilliant fiery electric orange fluorescence erupts across the entire cat in a stunning mosaic of glowing orange and deep charcoal, making this little sleeping kitty look like it’s dreaming of lava flows! The sodalite inclusions throughout this piece fluoresce intensely and beautifully.
Yooperlite is a trademarked name for sodalite-rich syenite found along the shores of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. These stones appear as ordinary grey rocks in daylight but transform into glowing, fiery orange masterpieces under UV light. Measuring approximately 3 inches long, this is a wonderfully substantial and display-ready piece.
- Specimen A
- Material: Yooperlite (Sodalite-rich Syenite)
- Carving: Sleeping Cat
- Locality: Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA
- Weight: 10.8 oz
- Brilliant fiery orange UV fluorescence throughout
- Hand-carved and high-polish finished sleeping cat form
- Approximately 3 inches long
- Rich dark grey speckled appearance in daylight
- One-of-a-kind piece
Note: UV light not included. Photos shown both in daylight and under UV light to display fluorescence.
A showstopping and utterly charming collector’s piece — perfect for cat lovers, Yooperlite enthusiasts, and UV mineral collectors alike!