MAGICAL ICELAND SPAR CALCITE ORB 2.68"/66mm MAKE OFFER
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EXTRAORDINARY ICELAND SPAR CALCITE SPHERE FLUORESCENT WITH BLACK LIGHT 2.68" / 66mm 0.99 LB / 0.400 KG PLACE OF BIRTH; THE ISLAND OF MADAGASCAR FABULOUS CLARITY - TRANSPARENCY WITH DANCING RAINBOWS AND A PERFECT POLISH.... PHOTOS CAN NOT DO IT JUSTICE. THE VIKINGS CALLED ICELANDIC SPAR "SUNSTONE" AND CONSIDERD IT A VITAL TOOL FOR NAVIGATING THE HIGH SEAS, FOR EVEN ON THE MOST OVERCAST DAYS AND IN DENSE FOG, THE ICELANDIC SPAR POINTS OUT THE PRECISE DIRECTION OF THE SUN. THIS PHENOMINA WAS FINALY PROVEN IN 2007 BY A SCIENTIFIC TEAM LED BY RAMON HEGEDUS FROM EOTVOS LORAND UNIVERSITY IN BUDAPEST HUNGARY. ICELAND SPAR A.K.A. ICELAND CRYSTAL IS TRANSPARENT AND IS READILY CLEAVABLE AND EASILY DIVISIBLE INTO RHOMBS AND IS REMARKABLE FOR ITS DOUBLE REFRACTION..THIS CALCITES CLARITY AND IMAGE SPLITTING ABILITY IS USED IN MANY APPLICATIONS SUCH AS OPTICAL RANGE-FINDERS AND WEAPON SIGHTS. CALCITE IS A POLYMORPH OF CALCIUM CARBONATE AS IS ARAGONITE WHICH WILL CHANGE TO CALCITE AT 470 DEGREES CELSIUS. THE LARGEST SINGLE SPECIMEN EVER DOCUMENTED AT 250 TONS WAS IN ICELAND, THE SAME COUNTRY WHERE IT WAS FIRST DISCOVERED . A UNIQUE COLLECTOR SPECIMEN ***** MANY THANKS FOR THE VISIT * GUARANTEE: WE GUARANTEE YOU WILL BE 100% SATISFIED WITH YOUR SPECIMEN OR WE'LL REFUND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE IN FULL UPON SAFE RETURN OF THE SPECIMEN IN ORIGINAL
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