White Howlite 30mm Coin 8-Inch JUL4-4 Malachite was used extensively as

Malachite was used extensively as decoration in the palaces of Russian tsars and forms the columns of St

and are indigenous to those countries

especially in Asian cultures

iron or manganese impurities within the stone

The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple to dark purple

White Howlite 30mm Coin 8-Inch JUL4-4 Malachite was used extensively asWhite 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.