What is Shungite? Shungite is an ancient stone, believed to be 2 billion years old. Shungite is black, has a semi-dull look and is 50-95% carbon based, which means it's unlike any other stone on earth as carbon forms the building blocks of life! It is said to be the sole identified organic point of supply of fullerenes on the planet. Fullerenes (aka Bucky balls)were one of the first nano particles discovered, they are molecules composed entirely of carbon, in t …