Hematite Dark Gold Plated 2mm Cube 15-16 Inch Spinel Viking explorers used thin pieces

Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the world’s first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation

Mookaite is formed by the ancient skeletal remains of radiolaria

all-knowing eye

Jasper was also considered a “rain bringer” by Native American cultures

orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the stone

Hematite Dark Gold Plated 2mm Cube 15-16 Inch Spinel Viking explorers used thin piecesHematite is an iron oxide and one of the few gemstones with a metallic luster. When tumbled it can have the look of polished steel. Hematite is black to steel gray or silver gray, as well as brown to reddish brown or red in color. Its name is derived from the Greek word for blood, haima, owing to its red appearance when sliced thinly or powdered.