Butter Jade Obelisk (146mm)

This Butter Jade Obelisk is a true one-of-a-kind treasure, shaped and finished to celebrate everything nature laid down within it. Rising as a clean six-sided prism that tapers to a refined pyramidal apex, it stands confidently on a flat-cut base — a piece with genuine sculptural presence, calm enough to soothe a space yet striking enough to hold your gaze.

The colour is where this specimen truly enchants. A pale olive-green to buttery yellow body forms a serene, organic canvas, softened by delicate vertical banding that runs the full length of the column in alternating tones of light green and cream. Bold dendritic inclusions spread across it— dark, tree-like branching in black and deep brown that read almost like brushwork across each polished face. Near the base, fine reddish-brown veins of natural iron staining drift diagonally through the stone, a quiet reminder that the Earth shaped this refined beauty rather than design alone. Finished to a high, glossy polish, every facet deepens the colour and draws the eye into the intricate patterning beneath.

Standing 146.7mm tall with a 44.6mm base and weighing a reassuring 539g, this is a notably larger and more substantial obelisk — weighty enough to command a surface, yet elegantly proportioned in the hand. The polished, gently rounded edges lend it a considered, tactile quality, while the flat, stable base allows it to stand freely without a mount, confident and upright straight from the box.

Style it on a study bookshelf, a living-room console, a bedside table, or among your favourite objects in a curated cabinet. Because natural Butter Jade is unrepeatable, the banding, tone, and dendritic character you see are yours alone. The piece photographed is the exact specimen you will receive — a timeless treasure, ready to become part of your everyday surroundings, wherever in the world you call home.

Butter Jade Properties

• Mineral: Butter Jade (a variety of Serpentine, also known as Yellow Serpentine)
• Form: Hand-polished obelisk/tower with flat-cut freestanding base
• Colour: Pale olive-green to yellowish-green with cream banding, dark dendritic inclusions, and reddish-brown iron staining
• Dimensions: Height 146.7mm x Base 44.6mm
• Weight: Approx. 539g
• Patterning: Vertical banding with black dendritic branching and natural iron-stained veining, unique to this piece
• Lustre: High-gloss polished finish
• Transparency: Opaque
• Mineral Family: Serpentine
• Composition: Magnesium silicate hydroxide
• Mohs Hardness: Approximately 3–4
• Origin: Zimbabwe
• Appearance: Upright hexagonal column tapering to a pyramidal apex, with soft green-gold tones, bold dendritic markings, and a stable flat-cut base

Butter Jade Metaphysical Properties

Butter Jade has long been cherished as a gentle stone of warmth and renewal, widely regarded as an uplifting companion for the mind and spirit. Many people are drawn to its soft, sunlit tones and its reputation for encouraging positivity, valuing the sense of ease it brings to the spaces where they think, rest, and unwind.

• Uplifting energy that encourages optimism and a brighter outlook
• A gentle sense of warmth and comfort in any room
• Support for personal growth, patience, and steady progress
• Emotional balance during busy or unsettled moments
• A quiet aid for focus, calm, and mindful reflection

Placed on a desk, shelf, or bedside, this Butter Jade Obelisk offers natural beauty and a soothing sense of warmth—an uplifting focal point for a considered, restful space.

History & Lore

Serpentine has been treasured across cultures for thousands of years, its name drawn from the Latin serpentinus — a nod to the smooth, mottled surface that recalls the markings of a serpent. Formed deep within the Earth as magnesium-rich rocks were transformed by heat and water over immense stretches of time, it emerges in soft green and gold hues no two specimens ever quite share.

Across the ancient world, people carved Serpentine into amulets, seals, and ornaments, prized for its beauty and its long-held reputation as a protective, grounding stone. Butter Jade — its warm, buttery variety — has become especially beloved for its sunlit colouring and gentle, welcoming character, admired by artisans and collectors alike for the way each polished piece reveals its own singular patterning.

Zimbabwe holds a distinguished place in this stone’s story, with skilled carvers and small-scale artisans celebrated for transforming raw serpentine into refined sculptural forms. In metaphysical tradition, Butter Jade has come to be associated with warmth, renewal, and quiet optimism — a heritage that makes this obelisk a fitting companion for the home, where its timeless elegance and gentle presence settle naturally into the rooms we return to each day.