White Howlite 12x13mm Faceted Hexagon - 15-16 Inch hps_11212024 any color of the rainbow

any color of the rainbow

It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil

The inclusions can be so dense as to make the clear Quartz nearly opaque

Garnet was used as far back as the Bronze Age

White Howlite 12x13mm Faceted Hexagon - 15-16 Inch hps_11212024 any color of the rainbowWhite 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.