Iolite 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads Epidotized Granite or Lapis Lazuli

or Lapis Lazuli

Dakota Stones’ Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe

It is an aluminum borosilicate mixed with iron

Cacoxenite is the trade name for this naturally occurring blend of seven stone types

Iolite 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads Epidotized Granite or Lapis LazuliIolite most commonly occurs in shades of blue to gray, violet or indigo. It displays a visual property called pleochroism, which means that it can appear to be different colors as it shifts in the light. According to Norse legend, Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the worlds first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation.