Monday, January 31, 2011

Crystal power

Vikings used sun stone crystals to navigate our seas. The crystal is lolite by name. Well, these stones are common in norway. They were used by the ancient norse. It shines purple at 90 degrees to the sun. People used to call them water sapphires, but that was long ago. It explains how Viking could on cloudy days navigate over an open ocean.

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