Aquamarine 6mm Faceted Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch Stone Type_Green Agate 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 originally named for the visible inclusions of the mineral Cacoxenite

Hawk Eye and Jasper and is believed to discharge negative energies and cleanse the aura

is aptly named for its shades of gold

This semi-translucent stone occurs in an array of hues

Aquamarine 6mm Faceted Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch Stone Type_Green Agate Viking explorers used thin piecesAquamarine is a transparent to translucent stone ranging from cerulean blue to light blue in higher grades. In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue, green and yellow with white and gray inclusions. The name is the Latin term for water of the sea. Aquamarine was once thought to be the treasure of mermaids, as well as a lucky stone for sailors.