Turquoise and Howlite Necklace

Wake-up your wardrobe with casual Turquoise and Howlite. A unique combination of the two stones make this necklace stunning and right for all your casual wear. Cotton waxed thread is beaded with reconstructed turquoise with dramatic howlite in the front. Brass accents the turquoise and howlite beads and is used in the treaded locker. Easy going 18.5" long, about 1-1/4" tall, necklace is light and comfortable. Matching earrings in turquoise or howlite, 2" tall x 1" wide.

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What is Howlite?

The most common form of howlite is irregular nodules, sometimes resembling cauliflower. The nodules are white with fine grey or black veins in an erratic, often web-like pattern, opaque with a sub-vitreous lustre.

Howlite is used to make  jewelry components. Because of its porous texture, howlite can be easily dyed to imitate other minerals, especially turquoise because of the superficial similarity of the veining patterns. The dyed howlite (or magnesite) is marketed as turquenite. Howlite is also sold in its natural state, sometimes under the misleading trade names of "white turquoise" or "white buffalo turquoise," or the derived name "white buffalo stone."

Reconstructed turquoise however, contains turquoise only.