White Howlite 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch R1796 natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise continues

natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise continues to rise in value

Most commonly mined in Madagascar

Gamma ray irradiation

so the individual beads can be used for pendants

White Howlite 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch R1796 natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise continuesWhite 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.