Smoky Quartz 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch Gold Ice Obsidian is a light

Ice Obsidian is a light brown to green to gray volcanic stone

Ancient Egyptians sometimes buried their dead with amulets of Jasper for safe passage into the afterlife

and much of the black Onyx on the market has been artificially colored

Amethyst has long been associated with February

Howlite can be easily dyed and is often treated to be blue for use as a substitute for turquoise

Smoky Quartz 4x6mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch Gold Ice Obsidian is a lightSmoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to gray crystal. The color of Smoky Quartz is due to natural irradiation and traces of aluminum within the crystal lattice of the stone. Smoky Quartz it the national gem of Scotland, where it was mined since around 300 BCE.