Prehnite 8mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch 15x20-20x30 First discovered in 2006

First discovered in 2006

only limited quantities are available as we wanted to insure consistent sparkle across each bead on each collar

aluminum oxide and other metal oxides

Opalite is known by several other names

These needle to like black inclusions of Tourmaline are quite striking within the clear

Prehnite 8mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch 15x20-20x30 First discovered in 2006Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774. Prehnite is translucent to transparent, in colors from light green to yellow green to olive, with occasional inclusions of Black Tourmaline that crisscross the stone in fibrous patterns. It is a phyllosilicate composed of silicon, calcium and aluminum with trace amounts of iron.