{"product_id":"yooperlite-mineral-michigan-usa","title":"Yooperlite - Specimen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Michigan, U.S.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e: In June 2017, rockhound Erik Rintamaki went to a Lake Superior beach before dawn with a cheap UV flashlight he had bought on a whim. He found two dime-sized stones glowing orange. He called them \"yooperlites\", after \"Yoopers\", the nickname for people from Michigan's Upper Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn 2018, researchers including Michigan Tech's analytical lab confirmed that the glow comes from fluorescent sodalite grains in syenite, a feldspar-rich igneous rock. Sodalite had never been reported from Michigan before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe rocks probably did not start out in Michigan. Geologists think they came from the Coldwell Alkaline Complex on the Ontario side of Lake Superior. Ice-age glaciers carried them south, and the lake's waves rounded and tumbled them on the beaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUnder normal light these are grey speckled stones. Under UV light the sodalite glows orange to yellow like embers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn crystal traditions, yooperlite is associated with intuition and clear communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChemical Composition\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003e Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChakra\u003c\/b\u003e: Throat and Third Eye\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMini\u003cbr\u003eApproximate Size of 1 Piece: \u003c\/b\u003e3cm x 2cm x 1.5cm\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eApproximate Weight of 1 Piece: \u003c\/b\u003e14g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall\u003cbr\u003eApproximate Size of 1 Piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 6cm x 4cm x 2.5cm\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproximate Weight of 1 Piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 110g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003cbr\u003eApproximate Size of 1 Piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 7cm x 5.5cm x 3cm\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproximate Weight of 1 Piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 150g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge\u003cbr\u003eApproximate Size of 1 Piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 8.5cm x 6.5cm x 4cm\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproximate Weight of 1 Piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 260g\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eX-Large\u003cbr\u003eApproximate Size of 1 Piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 10cm x 7.5cm x 5cm\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproximate Weight of 1 Piece\u003c\/b\u003e: 480g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuantity\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e1pc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe do our best to buy quality products- although not every rock is the same. If you choose to purchase the \"staff pick option\", we will select the best of the batch for you. Otherwise, it will be at random from the larger batch we have in stock.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michigan, U.S.A.","offers":[{"title":"Mini \/ Standard","offer_id":45910832283818,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Mini \/ Staff Pick","offer_id":45910832316586,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Small \/ Standard","offer_id":45910834872490,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Small \/ Staff Pick","offer_id":45910834905258,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium \/ Standard","offer_id":45910834938026,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium \/ Staff Pick","offer_id":45910834970794,"sku":"","price":65.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large \/ Standard","offer_id":45910835003562,"sku":"","price":80.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Staff Pick","offer_id":45910835036330,"sku":"","price":85.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large \/ Standard","offer_id":45910835069098,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large \/ Staff Pick","offer_id":45910835101866,"sku":"","price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/7158\/3658\/files\/Yooperlite-11.jpg?v=1717192497","url":"https:\/\/rubblerockandgem.com\/pa\/products\/yooperlite-mineral-michigan-usa","provider":"Rubble Rock And Gem","version":"1.0","type":"link"}