Beautiful strands of angelite gemstone beads impart a lovely light blue glow that looks heavenly in handcrafted jewelry designs. This semi precious stone is a variety of anhydrite. Anhyrdite is a relatively soft stone, with an orthorhombic crystalline structure, and comes in a colorless variety as well as shades of blue-gray, violet, and rosy reds. Angelite is the pearly bluish to blue-gray form of anydrite. Angelite is associated with the throat chakra and its healing properties are said to include stress reduction and an increased sense of calm. It is also said to help people connect with spirit guides and angels.