Red Creek Jasper 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch 1109202148HR Lavender Amethyst is a transparent

Lavender Amethyst is a transparent lavender variety of Amethyst

this gemstone in its polished state looks like what it would be like to capture smoke in a stone -- bottomless black mixed with white wisps

Opalite is the trade name for man to made glass treated to exhibit the internal flashes of true Opals in translucent samples

When the level of iron oxide is high

Red Creek Jasper 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch 1109202148HR Lavender Amethyst is a transparentRed Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive green and gray to green, and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors. Jasper is an opaque, microcrystalline form of Quartz, revered by ancient civilizations as a sacred stone of protection.