Stone 101
White stone with grey veins, first found in Nova Scotia. Often dyed to pass as turquoise.
Howlite is chalky white with grey to black veins, a bit like marble. Here you'll find howlite bracelets, generator points and stone meaning cards.
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The basics
Howlite is a borate mineral that forms in lumpy nodules that look a little like cauliflower. It was first described in 1868 from near Windsor, Nova Scotia.
It's named after Henry How, a Canadian chemist and mineralogist who first reported it. The veins are other minerals that filled cracks around the nodules.
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Straight talk
Natural howlite is white or cream with grey veins. Bright blue "turquoise" with dark web lines is very often dyed howlite or magnesite, sometimes sold without saying so. Dyed howlite can be pretty, it just isn't turquoise. If any of our pieces were dyed, the title would say so.
Good questions
It's traditionally linked with calm, patience and slowing down. People often keep it by the bed or wear it on the wrist as a reminder to take a breath.
Howlite is a real mineral in its own right. Dyed blue, it's often sold as turquoise. Check a chip or drill hole: white showing through usually means dyed howlite.
It was first described in Nova Scotia in 1868 and named after Henry How. Today most of it comes from the United States and Turkey.
A quick wipe or rinse is fine, then dry it. It's porous, so don't soak it. For a traditional cleanse, try smoke, sound or a night on selenite.
