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sunstone Historically, a crystal of Iceland Spar calcite which is naturally polarized in such a way as to pinpoint the direction of the sun when it is obscured by clouds or the horizon. The same principle may be applied to any polarized transparent material. The use is explained in our Emergency Navigation text and in even more detail in Secrets of the Viking Navigators by Leif Karlsen. See Starpath books catalog.

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