The color is from impurities of Hematite within, with the darker orange pieces containing larger amounts of this iron-bearing stone.

Orange Selenite grounds both your physical and spiritual body, while still engaging in the enlightenment of the soul.

Selenite is considered a high-energy crystal that vibrates at a high frequency. Despite being an incredibly soft stone, so soft a fingernail can scratch it, selenite gemstones are believed to be a stone of protection that wards the mind. It is commonly used by crystal practitioners as a way to cleanse the body, mind and spirit of negativity and self-limitation--as well as cleansing other gemstones being used in healing practices.

Selenite is not a traditional birthstone, but is associated with the zodiac sign of Cancer.