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0.37 CTS PURPLE BLUE IOLITE - THE WATER SAPPHIRE [SB339]

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IOLITE STONE
  This is a natural untreated stone mined in India showing stunning blue and purple fire. In earlier times, this stone was also known as “water sapphire”. It was seen that if a cube is being cut out from lolite, one of its side looked exactly like a sapphire and the other is as clear as water. In this stone, some of the pictures show this effect.

Weight of stone 0.37 cts
App Size 6 x 4x 2 mm app  
When Leif Eriksson and the other legendary Viking explorers ventured far out into the Atlantic Ocean, away from any coastline that could help them determine their position, they had a secret gem weapon: iolite. The Viking mariners used thin pieces of it as the world's first polarising filter. Looking through an iolite lens, they were able to determine the exact position of the sun, and navigate their way safely to the New World and back.

The property that made iolite so valuable to the Vikings is its extreme pleochroism. Iolite has different colours in different directions in the crystal. A cube cut from iolite 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 iolite 'water sapphire', though the name is now obsolete.

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MEMBER OF THE  [ICA] INTERNATIONAL COLOURED STONE ASSOCAITION AND PRESIDENT OF THE OPAL ASSOCIATION. PAUL SEDAWIE IS A FORMER OPAL MINER WHO NOW TRAVELS AROUND AUSTRALIA AND THE WORLD COLLECTION RARE AND INTERESTING GEMS TONES AND FOSSILS.ALL STOCK HAS A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE We have a retail shop/museum at the Gold Coast Opal and Gem Centre 25 surfers av mermaid waters Qld Australia .4218 open mon to sat 10 to 5
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  • schipperkes2
    schipperkes2
    Positive

    Great stone with great cut and polish. It looks much better than in the photos. Delivered a full month early. It is always a pleasure to deal with this great seller.

  • gemgurl2020
    gemgurl2020
    Positive

    Love the color! True blue/purple tone, really lovely.

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schipperkes2
Purchased from this seller previously
5 years ago
$15.00

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Overview

Listing Type : Standard
Product ID : 281119
Starting Bid : $15
Starts : 12th December 2018 04:00 pm AEST
Ends : 15th December 2018 04:05 pm AEST
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