White Howlite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch JUL4-5 It can range in color

It can range in color from pale pink to deep rose or even rusty red tones depending on the concentration of Manganese

a mineralogist and jeweler

Garnet is used today not only as an ornamental gem

but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to green associated with true Turquoise

Green is the most common color for Aventurine

White Howlite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch JUL4-5 It can range in colorWhite 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.