Shungite sphere bracelet 8mm with beautiful intermediate parts.

Shungite sphere bracelet 8mm with beautiful intermediate parts.

Gray (green) Preseli nugget bracelet from the Stonehenge region in England.

Gray (green) Preseli nugget bracelet from the Stonehenge region in England.

Howlite (Magnesite) - Power bracelet (BESTSELLER)

Power - also called Tibetan bracelet - remains a classic, especially in the beautiful white veined Howlite of South Africa
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8954
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Howlite, a calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5), is a borate mineral found in evaporite deposits. Howlite was discovered near Windsor, Nova Scotia in 1868 by Henry How (1828–1879), a Canadian chemist, geologist, and mineralogist.How was alerted to the unknown mineral by miners in a gypsum quarry, who found it to be a nuisance. He called the new mineral silico-boro-calcite; it was given the name howlite by James Dwight Dana shortly thereafter. The most common form of howlite is irregular nodules, sometimes resembling cauliflower. Crystals of howlite are rare, having been found in only a couple localities worldwide. Crystals were first reported from Tick Canyon, California, and later at Iona, Nova Scotia. Crystals reach a maximum size of about 1 cm.The nodules are white with fine grey or black veins in an erratic, often web-like pattern, opaque with a sub-vitreous lustre. The crystals at Iona are colorless, white or brown and are often translucent or transpare

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