Purple Stichtite 8mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch blue Unlike digital or electric calipers

Unlike digital or electric calipers

a mineral of the Quartz family

the month the ancient Romans dedicated to Neptune

polished to show off all it's amazing colors

Through this process

Purple Stichtite 8mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch blue Unlike digital or electric calipersStichtite 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.