Round 2 Match 3
Howlite is an opaque bone-white mineral, marbled with black veins with a massive habit that earns it the nickname “white tourquise.” Its high porosity makes it easy to dye, allowing it to substitute for more expensive gemstones in costume jewelry. It’s found mostly in deserts, part of the evaporate minerals that crystallize in dry lake beds.
Soft, dark Stibnite has a flare for the dramatic as kohl, an eyeliner used starting in 3000 BCE. But it’s not just a dark beauty, as it was also used to treat eye infections in ancient Egypt and colourless glass for the Roman Empire. This spiky antimony ore is still valued for its flash, creating sparks for safety matches and enhancing pyrotechnic glitter effects.
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