PTUPB14 Purple howlite turquoise briolette 10x14mm(strand); 16 inches per trand. Approximately 26 pieces on one strand. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Turquoise is among the crystal healing master stones. Turquoise’s powers can benefit the whole body, with special strengths in healing ailments of the immune, respiratory, waste and skeletal systems. Turquoise is supposed to be a stone of communication. New Age healers recommend it for people who have a fear of public speaking. They believe turquoise has the ability to make a speaker more eloquent, loving and creative. Turquoise is said to open all chakras, allowing the stone’s powers of love and communication to flow through the entire being. Healers associate it primarily with the Throat or 5th chakra. Turquoise can benefit the operation of the Heart Chakra by opening it up for giving and receiving love. The blue color has come to symbolize the spirit or sky source for spiritualists.