Purple Stichtite 8mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Botswana Agate Use Ocean Jasper to enhance

Use Ocean Jasper to enhance any space that you use for repose

This effect is known as “labradorescence

famed mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz

spirals or other shapes to harden

It is one of the world’s oldest known stones

Purple Stichtite 8mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Botswana Agate Use Ocean Jasper to enhanceStichtite 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.