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May 21st, 2012 at 7:00:15 PM PDT by

This is one beautiful stone! It photographed very well.

May 22nd, 2012 at 4:14:11 PM PDT by

What exactly is iolite?

May 24th, 2012 at 3:58:14 AM PDT by

Iolite, as I understanf it, it is a member of the garnet family. Like other stones, it comes from different mines in several locations and is in many different colors from pale blue-lavendat to this deep-rich purple in this stone. I don't know the karat-eight, but believe it is about a about 3/4 karat.

May 24th, 2012 at 6:15:29 AM PDT by

Hi 1auntmae, thank you for bidding on this beautiful gem. I just fanned you.

May 26th, 2012 at 3:39:54 PM PDT by

As the transparent variety iolite, it is often used as a gemstone. The name "iolite" comes from the Greek word for violet. Another old name is dichroite, a Greek word meaning "two-colored rock", a reference to cordierite's strong pleochroism. It has also been called "water-sapphire" and "Vikings' Compass" because of its usefulness in determining the direction of the sun on overcast days, the Vikings having used it for this purpose.[7] This works by determining the direction of polarization of the sky overhead. Light scattered by air molecules is polarized, and the direction of the polarization is at right angles to a line to the sun, even when the sun's disk itself is obscured by dense fog or lies just below the horizon.[8]
Gem quality iolite varies in color from sapphire blue to blue violet to yellowish gray to light blue as the light angle changes. Iolite is sometimes used as an inexpensive substitute for sapphire. It is much softer than sapphires and is abundantly found in Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Australia's Northern Territory, Namibia, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar, Connecticut, and the Yellowknife area of the Northwest Territories of Canada.

Geologist Dan Hausel, University of Wyoming, found iolite deposits in Wyoming. These are some of the largest deposits in the world. One iolite that he recovered weighed in at more than 24,000 carats--the largest ever found in the world.[9]

May 27th, 2012 at 8:14:26 AM PDT by

WOW! Thanks for this information! Mine was very general knowledge on this, I am truly informed, now, thanks to you. It is amazing to read about it. Thank you so very much, I do appreciate it!

May 27th, 2012 at 9:00:01 AM PDT by

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May 28th, 2012 at 9:12:44 AM PDT by

You are fanned and thanks so much for bidding, good luck!

May 28th, 2012 at 11:05:36 AM PDT by

This is beautiful, I hope I can win it! Fanned and Bidding HARD!

May 28th, 2012 at 3:36:22 PM PDT by

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