Raindrops

Description

Stunning Iolite Earrings made of dark blue Iolite gemstones accompanied by Swarovsky crystals in a square and a drop of satin finished silver bead.
Size: approximately 2.5"
Silver satin finished drop approximately 12mm
Iolite beads: 5-6 mm diameter

The name Iolite comes from the Greek 'ion', which means violet.
Iolite is usually a purplish blue when cut properly, with a softness to the colour that can be quite attractive.
Iolite is also named the gem of the Vikings.
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.(International Colored Gemstone Association)

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Added on Sep 19, 2009