Sunstones

Such sunstones could have helped the Vikings in their navigation from Norway to America, as the magnetic compass had yet to be introduced in Europe, Guy said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A study suggests sunstones made of the crystal calcite may have helped the Vikings locate the sun in overcast weather. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In 1967, Thorkild Ramskou, a Danish archaeologist, speculated that Viking sunstones might have been Icelandic spar, a clear calcite that is common in the region. ❋ Unknown (2011)

According to Viking legend, the marauding seafarers found their way in bad weather using glowing sunstones that revealed the position of the sun even when it was obscured by cloud or had sunk beneath the horizon. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Vikings might have calibrated calcite crystal sunstones by scanning them across a clear sky and noting the sun's position when the crystal brightened. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Invisible pins replaced the pencil securing her hair, and gold hoops gleamed in her ears beside the sunstones. ❋ Cherry Adair (2010)

He suggested that Sara hold her sunstones instead of just touching them. ❋ Cherry Adair (2010)

When Arthur Denison leads an expedition deep into the mysterious caverns of The World Beneath, they discover strange mechanical walking machines shaped like dinosaurs and powered by sunstones. ❋ Bryce L. (2010)

Enormous gold hoops swung from her ears, and above the hoops, her sunstones sparkled orange in the fluorescent lighting. ❋ Cherry Adair (2010)

Standing, she quickly touched each earlobe to make sure the sunstones were with her. ❋ Cherry Adair (2010)

That day he found three more sunstones, and put them in the bag mechanically and without pleasure. ❋ Hradzka (2010)