Lodestone

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This stone is said to boost communication skills, enhance teamwork situations, and improve circulation. Lodestone is a metallic black, natural magnet. Related to hematite for grounding, clear thinking, and focus. In Eastern history it was known to have some of the effects of magnetism as early as 2600 B.C. The ancients observed that stones similar to magnetite, when freely suspended, had a tendency to assume a nearly north and south direction. Because of the directional quality of these stones, they were later referred to as lodestones or leading stones.