White Howlite 5x15mm Flat Chip 8-Inch - CLEARANCE beads 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

Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the world’s first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation

Lepidocrosite

occasionally mingled with rust-brown

White Howlite 5x15mm Flat Chip 8-Inch - CLEARANCE beads 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 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.