White Howlite 8mm Faceted Rondelle - 8-Inch Stone Type_Multi Rutilated Quartz Biotite was named in honor

Biotite was named in honor of the French physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot

This later combined with additional silica in the groundwater as well as the minerals that give Mookaite its distinctive colors

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

King Tutankhamun’s death mask was studded with Turquoise

White Howlite 8mm Faceted Rondelle - 8-Inch Stone Type_Multi Rutilated Quartz Biotite was named in honorWhite 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.