Yooperlite Sleeping Cat Carving - Specimen C
Meet the most adorable mineral carving you'll ever own — a hand-carved Yooperlite sleeping cat curled up peacefully with its two little ears perked and its face tucked 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 two delicate pointed ears, and the serene sleeping face. The ruler photos show this is a wonderfully substantial piece at approximately 3 inches long.
Under shortwave UV light, the magic truly happens — brilliant fiery orange patches blaze through the dark body of the cat like glowing embers, creating a stunning jack-o-lantern-like effect that is absolutely mesmerizing. The face-on UV shot in particular is jaw-dropping, with the sodalite inclusions fluorescing in vivid orange and amber chunks that seem to glow from deep within the stone.
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.
- Specimen C
- Material: Yooperlite (Sodalite-rich Syenite)
- Carving: Sleeping Cat
- Locality: Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA
- Weight: 11.7 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!