Timeshift Stone

Timeshift Stones are objects from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. They are large purple, crystalline stones found in various areas of the Lanayru Desert; when struck, Timeshift Stones cause a temporal shift within an enclosed, circular area, allowing everything to appear as it did in that same exact spot hundreds of years prior. This allows broken equipment such as Ancient Robots and Mine Carts to be interacted with once again, sand-covered areas appear the way they used to be before being buried under layers of sand, and for Ancient Flowers to be found once again. When active, Timeshift Stones glow with a clear blue color instead.

Some Timeshift Stones, such as the ones found loaded onto Mine Carts in the Lanayru Mining Facility, allows these temporal fields to move alongside the Mine Carts themselves. Skipper's motorboat also utilizes Timeshift Stones in this fashion in order to cross the Lanayru Sand Sea.