Crystals of howlite are rare, having been found in only a couple localities worldwide.

In the context of crystal healing, Howlite is said to have calming properties.

White Howlite fosters a love and appreciation of beauty.

The most common form of howlite is irregular nodules, sometimes resembling cauliflower.

For example, howlite, a common mineral, can be dyed to look very much like the rarer turquoise.

Small amounts of fluorite, celestite, howlite have also been found at Cheverie.

Howlite: A simple and gentle stone.

It occurs associated with colemanite, howlite, ulexite and pentahydroborite.

The dyed howlite (or magnesite) is marketed as turquenite.

He called the new mineral silico-boro-calcite; it was given the name howlite by James Dwight Dana shortly thereafter.

They're soaking chunks of howlite in that cleaner to stain them blue, then rubbing them with shoe polish after to highlight the cracks.

It may also be substituted by spinel or sodalite, or by dyed jasper or howlite.

Back by popular demand, these sets of carved stones are great value. 24 different stones - may include serpentine, jasper, obsidian, howlite, lapis and more.

HOWLITE: Can be used to calm communication, to facilitate awareness and to encourage emotional expression.

That's okay if someone wants the look of turquoise without the expense, but it's a forgery if someone tries to pass howlite off as real turquoise.

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.

Howlite, a calcium borosilicate hydroxide (CaBSiO(O H)), is a borate mineral found in evaporite deposits.

The genuine semi-precious stones of the chakra are Garnet, Carnelian, Citrine, Peridot, Howlite Sodalite and Amethyst.

Apparently the oh-so-lucky bridesmaids will be given organic peanut butter as their thank you gift while she scored herself a JJ's white howlite and diamond bracelet to match her big-day dress.

The most common imitation of turquoise encountered today is dyed howlite and magnesite, both white in their natural states, and the former also having natural (and convincing) black veining similar to that of turquoise.

Some destructive tests may, however, be necessary; for example, the application of diluted hydrochloric acid will cause the carbonates odontolite and magnesite to effervesce and howlite to turn green, while a heated probe may give rise to the pungent smell so indicative of plastic.