White Howlite 3x6mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Mica Read more about "DZI" beads

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Naturally occuring in hues of blue-green to green with spots and streaks of red

the second-hardest mineral next to diamond

It is a member of the Quartz family

s attention in the 1890s when a local geologist saw it glimmering in the moonlight and recommended that it be submitted as a representative stone from Norway to the World

White Howlite 3x6mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Mica Read more about "DZI" beadsWhite 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.