Golden Obsidian 10x14mm Barrel - Large Hole Beads featured_07052024 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

AKA- Amazon Stone

This variety of Amazonite is actually a combination of Amazonite

clear quartz

Golden Obsidian 10x14mm Barrel - Large Hole Beads featured_07052024 Viking explorers used thin piecesGolden Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass, shiny black with a golden sheen. Obsidian is produced when lava erupts from a volcano and cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. It is sometimes used for scalpel blades in cardiac surgery, as Obsidian can be formed into a blade many times sharper than steel surgical blades.