Collection: Iolite

Iolite:

The main mining locations are India and Sri Lanka, Brazil, Tanzania, etc. This beautiful stone is also found in China and the USA. The color is usually dark blue to blue/violet.

The hardness of this stone is 7.5 on the Mohs scale.

Iolite is a blue stone that has been on the market for a long time. Its beautiful blue color is highly sought after, and it was formerly called "water sapphire." It is also used for jewelry. This stone is also called cordierite. Its beautiful blue is very close to sapphire blue but is more affordable. Very large, clean stones, like with garnet or peridot, are very rare and expensive.