Hematite is black to steel to gray or silver to gray
this semi to precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world
What makes Opal distinct is what is referred to as ‘play of color’
Blue Sodalite is sometimes referred to as “poor man’s lapis” because of its similar color and much lower cost
where it was observed that the stone was often carried by eagles to their nests
Mookaite 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads 26-Sep Hematite is black to steelMookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red, burgundy, pink, mauve, purple, yellow and white. It takes its name from Mooka Creek, near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia, the only region in the world where the stone is found. Mookaite is formed by the ancient skeletal remains of radiolaria, a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell, that were deposited in shallow sea beds. This later combined with additional silica in the groundwater as well as the