African Turquoise 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch garnet and it can be mottled

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors

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

Dispel Lethargy

Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the world’s first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation

which is not Jasper but rather a combination of Feldspar and Quartz

African Turquoise 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch garnet and it can be mottledAfrican Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to green associated with true Turquoise. It contains inclusions such as copper and iron, creating veins and mottling that ranges in color from rust to black. Considered a stone of transformation and evolution, it is believed to awaken those who carry it to their highest spiritual purpose.