Multi Tourmaline 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Round Faceted AA Grade 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

It was first found in the Unaka Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina

which has earned it the nickname Merlin stone

so treat it gently

Multi Tourmaline 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Round Faceted AA Grade Viking explorers used thin piecesTourmaline is classified as a semiprecious stone and occurs in a vast array of colors, everything from colorless to black, from pastel to bright to dark. It can even exhibit various colors within the same specimen. Its name derives from the Sinhalese word turamali, which translates to stone of many colors. Due to this variety of colors, Tourmaline has often been confused with other stones. Many stones in the Russian crown jewels from the 17th century