Compressed Turquoise 6x8mm Dyed Purple & Pink Rectangle Nugget Bead - 15-16 Inch Mixed Size Stones 15-30mm Its chatoyant layers that create

Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light

Howlite is named for Canadian mineralogist Henry How

Natural topaz colors include rare and valuable yellow

which in many species is highly iridescent

Olive Green Opal certainly features its namesake olive

Compressed Turquoise 6x8mm Dyed Purple & Pink Rectangle Nugget Bead - 15-16 Inch Mixed Size Stones 15-30mm Its chatoyant layers that createTurquoise is an ancient gemstone, one of the first known to man. Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago, Turquoise is now mined all over the world. Turquoise is formed when water passes through aluminous rock where copper and other minerals are present. The deposits within the rock become Turquoise after a chemical reaction occurs over long periods of time. Natural Turquoise may be cut and polished, but will not be chemically