White Howlite 14x18mm Dove - 15-16 Inch Lepidocrocite Mohs Hardness: 6-6

Mohs Hardness: 6-6

It is found in rare pallasite meteorites believed to have been formed 4

Occurring in sizes ranging from a grain of sand to the size of an apple

mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman

who first catalogued the stone in 1902

White Howlite 14x18mm Dove - 15-16 Inch Lepidocrocite Mohs Hardness: 6-6White 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.