Iolite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch ten-dollar-strands A particularly soft stone

A particularly soft stone

in 1906 by two children who stumbled over a metal object stuck in the ground

Impression Jasper comes in a variety of colors and possibly more names

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

Nangka is the name commonly used in the Philippines for the Jackfruit Tree

Iolite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch ten-dollar-strands A particularly soft stoneIolite most commonly occurs in shades of blue to gray, violet or indigo. It displays a visual property called pleochroism, which means that it can appear to be different colors as it shifts in the light. According to Norse legend, Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the worlds first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation.