Howlite

the marble of quiet

Howlite rough specimen on dark stone
Provenance
Nova Scotia · California
Mineral family
Calcium borosilicate, marble-veined
Hardness
Mohs 3.5 — a gentle stone, worn with care
Energy
Peace — The white-room frequency — the noise, shown out.
Found in Nova Scotia gypsum quarries and named for the chemist Henry How in 1868. Its porcelain white with charcoal veining is so composed that the trade dyes it to impersonate turquoise — we prefer it undisguised, doing what it does best: nothing, beautifully.
“Named for a quiet chemist, and quieter than its name.”Named for Henry How · 1868