Rose Quartz 8mm Faceted Round - 8-Inch Drops 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's soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light

harmony and universal love

white and black

It forms when Quartz and Feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates within other silica-rich stones

Rose Quartz 8mm Faceted Round - 8-Inch Drops Viking explorers used thin piecesRose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a soft pale pink to rose red hue, thought to be derived from trace amounts of titanium, iron or manganese impurities within the stone. Considered by ancient Egyptians and Romans to have powers of beautification and wrinkle protection, Rose Quartz facial masks have been recovered from Egyptian tombs.