Purple Stichtite 6mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch Spectrolite Aquamarine

Aquamarine

Make sharp bends and right angles in Artistic Wire and other soft wire

but those varieties are transparent

cacao de nance

Purple Stichtite 6mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch Spectrolite AquamarineStichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color. Discovered in 1910 on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia, it was first recognised by A. S. Wesley a former chief chemist with the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, it was named after Robert Carl Sticht the manager of the mine. The only commercial mine for stichtite serpentine is located on Stichtite Hill.