Mixed Lodalite Quartz 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads liquidate_a the mineral was named for

the mineral was named for French paleontologist Eugene Durmortier (1803-1873)

Pietersite is composed of

meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction

The color of Green Aventurine comes from Fushite particles within the quartz

Mixed Lodalite Quartz 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads liquidate_a the mineral was named forMixed Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens. This inspired the stones alias, Garden Quartz. Quartz has been highly valued by virtually every civilization throughout history, often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil.