Peruvian Black Copal (Bursera Copallifera) Larvikite both inward and outward

both inward and outward

holding several percent water in its body

Named from the Greek rhodon

for crystals that cluster in rock like seeds

The supplier designation "Soleil Noir" (French for Black Sun) describes the dark stone with the engraved sun-face composition: facial features at the centre

Peruvian Black Copal (Bursera Copallifera) Larvikite both inward and outwardBlack Copal from Peru is the rainforest cousin of Mexican copal a different genus, Protium copal, with a deeper and slower character than the Bursera copals of the north. Andean and Amazonian cultures have burned it independently of Mesoamerica for centuries. On charcoal the piece softens slowly, releasing earthy resin and sweet pine before deepening into amber and dry wood. Slower than White Copal, less linear than Hojari the kind of session that