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Iolite 4mm Faceted Coin 15-16 InchIolite most commonly occurs in shades of blue gray, violet or indigo. It displays a visual property called pleochroism, which means that it can appear to be different colors as it shifts in the light. According to Norse legend, Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the worlds first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation.

this wood variety is so hard that it is often used in heavy construction for beams

When tumbled it can have the look of polished steel

Similar to Tiger's Eye

and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it

this color forms black

” and thought to be the luckiest of all crystals

An orthoproxene mineral

from which its name was derived

Like all obsidian

intricate patterns of minute black flecks

Metaphysically

” which translates to “stone of many colors