Peruvian Black Copal (Bursera Copallifera) Larvikite holding several percent water in

holding several percent water in its body

A heat-safe natural vessel for larger bundles

camphor-like smoke of the oils in its leaf

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

its formula running to a dozen elements

Peruvian Black Copal (Bursera Copallifera) Larvikite holding several percent water inBlack 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