Figurine not sure of material

The bottom half looks like satin spar(selenite),the top may be the same.

 

Yes selenite, I remember those from the 60s or 70s. Russian maybe?

 

Yes, I had a vague memory that these were Russian, just wasn't sure. It is cute.

 

I was going to suggest something in the same family, calcite alabaster.

 

That is most likely calcite alabaster. Would have suggested onyx marble as a possibility, but do not see any stratification. All these things started out with the calcium from the shells of tiny ocean organisms, Just depends on what happened to the deposits afterward.

 

I remember buying a figurine of birds carved from this stuff in the early '70s. As I recall, that peach-colored stone has an almost fibrous quality.

 

Selenite has that look.

 

Spar gypsum does too, but the color isn't right. She may seem to glow in the right light.

 

I believe they are two names for the same thing. It is not moonstone, but that is the meaning of 'selenite'.

 

Could be. I had a chunk of it here once. It sat almost in shadow and it still looked like it was lit up. I've always wanted to find one of those light base things and another chunk of it to use as a night light.