Iolite is a popular and interesting gemstone, and is the gem variety of the mineral cordierite. It has a delicate and quite pretty violet blue color that is unlike other gemstones, although it has been compared to a light blue sapphire. It is this reason that it is sometimes known as "water sapphire".
The name discount iolite jewelry comes from the Greek 'ion', which means violet. Iolite is usually a purplish blue when cut properly, with softness to the color that can be quite attractive.
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The property that made cheap jewelry so valuable to the Vikings is its extreme pleochroism. Handmade Iolite has different colors in different directions in the crystal. Pleochroism is seen as three different color shades in the same stone. In the viewing an iolite stone, the colors violet blue, yellow gray and a light blue can be seen, all a result of pleochroism.
A cube cut from wholesale jewelry will look a more or less violet blue, almost like sapphire, from one side, clear as water from the other, and a honey yellow from on top. In the past, this property led some people to call fashion iolite 'water sapphire', though the name is now obsolete.
Pleochroism may have been helpful in navigation but it certainly makes life difficult for the cutter. If iolite is not cut from exactly the right direction, no matter what the shape of the raw crystal, its color will not be shown to its best advantage.
Generally speaking, discount costume jewelry Iolite necklaces and pendants wear better than iolite rings.
Iolite is commonly cut into traditional shapes, and its most desirable color is a rich violet-blue. But that is not the only color of the Iolite. It also comes in brown, green, yellow and grey.
It is very important to look at an iolite from several directions before you purchase, because the stone presents very different colors from different angles. If cut properly the stone shows its best blue color through the top of the stone. But viewed from another angle the stone may appear colorless.
The price of iolite is the same as of nice amethysts in a good color. This pleasing violet gemstone is gaining widespread popularity for its beauty and its attractive affordability.
Most of the Iolite available today comes from Sri Lanka, Burma, India, Madagascar and Brazil. Precambrian deposits of the Laramie Range, contain more than 500,000 tons of Iolite.
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