Bloody Iolite 2.5mm Banded Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch North American Turquoise is solid clear Quartz crystals

is solid clear Quartz crystals that get its bluish green color from Actinolite and Chlorite

Tourmaline naturally occurs in a full color spectrum and is used as both a trade name and as a gemological name for a group of minerals of varying species Different forms of tourmaline may carry different metaphysical properties

and is traceable to virtually all ancient civilizations

The fibrous asbestos inclusions in the stone give it the flash that inspired its name

transparent stone

Bloody Iolite 2.5mm Banded Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch North American Turquoise is solid clear Quartz crystalsIolite most commonly occurs in shades of blue to gray, violet or indigo. It displays a visual property called pleochroism, which means that it can appear to be different colors as it shifts in the light. According to Norse legend, Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the worlds first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation.