White Howlite 4x6mm Faceted Triangle Cut Rice - 15-16 Inch Sonora Jasper intense blue hues

intense blue hues

and because its hardness has made the stone perfect for beads and cabochons

Hematite is black to steel to gray or silver to gray

and sometimes lepidolite

harmony and universal love

White Howlite 4x6mm Faceted Triangle Cut Rice - 15-16 Inch Sonora Jasper intense blue huesWhite Howlite is named for Canadian mineralogist Henry How, who first discovered the stone in Southern California in 1868. It is typically white or light gray with gray, black or brown veins running through it in web to like patterns. Because of its softness, Howlite can be easily dyed and is often treated to be blue for use as a substitute for turquoise.