Urancia Natural Polished Magnetite Load stone Hematite Magnet 30.8Cts for Pendant

In China, lodestone appeared in divining boards used by luck tellers to predict the future. The lodestone also served as the basis of primitive Chinese compasses that could roughly indicate the cardinal directions. At first these compasses chiefly served as a tool to help the Chinese harmonize their lives in the ways outlined by their ancient philosophical teachings.