White Howlite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch hps_01182024 Tibet and other Asian countries

Tibet and other Asian countries

** Yellow quartz is thought to enhance clarity

It is a variety of banded Chalcedony with layers that may contain scarlet

Denim Lapis has the brilliant blue and gold of higher end Lapis

Madagascar

White Howlite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch hps_01182024 Tibet and other Asian countriesWhite 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.