White Howlite 3x6mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Mica cut as rounds are somewhat

cut as rounds are somewhat opaque and powerfully radiant -- fitting since its name originates from the Greek word for "moon

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

but rather a dark variety of Carnelian

the second-hardest mineral next to diamond

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White Howlite 3x6mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Mica cut as rounds are somewhatWhite 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.