howlite
Porous calcium borosilicate
Howlite is a white mineral often streaked with gray or black veins, commonly used in jewelry and craft.
Because it readily absorbs dye, howlite is frequently colored to imitate turquoise or other semiprecious stones.
It's soft enough to carve and polish easily.
The mineral is named after Henry How, who discovered it in Nova Scotia in 1868.
Absence of pigment
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- chalkyPale and dusty-textured
- veinedMarked with linear channels
- marbledStreaked with irregular patterns
opaque · matte · gray · webbed · spider-web · streaked · patterned · smooth
Element twenty, builds bones
- silicateOxygen-bound crystal compound
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- nodulesSmall rounded protuberances
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
hydroxyl · luster · geology · mineralogy · veins · evaporite · cabochon · lapidary
Small pierced ornaments for stringing
- cabochonDomed, unfaceted gemstone
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- braceletOrnamental wrist band
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
earrings · strand · carved · tumbled · polished · setting · strung · crafting
Blue-green opaque gemstone
- dyedChemically changed in hue
- fakeNot the real thing
- fauxArtificial or imitation
- simulantArtificial material mimicking another
substitute · replica · counterfeit · knockoff · ersatz · mock · affordable · lookalike
Inducing a settled state
- meditationFocused attention practice
- patienceCalm during delays
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
stress-relief · soothing · tranquility · attunement · receptivity · memory · emotional · healing
white
Absence of pigment
marbled · opaque · matte · gray · webbed · spider-web · streaked · patterned · smooth · polished
calcium
Element twenty, builds bones
crystalline · hydroxyl · luster · geology · mineralogy · veins · evaporite · cabochon · lapidary · specimen
beads
Small pierced ornaments for stringing
necklace · earrings · strand · carved · tumbled · polished · setting · strung · crafting · ornament
turquoise
Blue-green opaque gemstone
simulant · substitute · replica · counterfeit · knockoff · ersatz · mock · affordable · lookalike · treated
calming
Inducing a settled state
- meditationFocused attention practice
- patienceCalm during delays
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
insomnia · stress-relief · soothing · tranquility · attunement · receptivity · memory · emotional · healing · spiritual