White Howlite 8mm Large Hole Round 8-Inch hps_07272023 Citrine is a transparent Quartz

Citrine is a transparent Quartz

The green coloring has likened the stone of jadeite in the past

Emerald and Heliodore -- and is often cut to highlight its chatoyant qualities

a form of silica with a cryptocrystalline structure that incorporates Moganite along with the Quartz

This earned it the Russian name “orletz” or Eagle Stone

White Howlite 8mm Large Hole Round 8-Inch hps_07272023 Citrine is a transparent QuartzWhite 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 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.