{"id":110,"date":"2007-08-22T15:43:16","date_gmt":"2007-08-22T23:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheldodge.net\/blog\/2007\/08\/22\/gemstone-of-the-day-iolite\/"},"modified":"2007-08-22T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2007-08-22T23:43:16","slug":"gemstone-of-the-day-iolite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/lavajewelry\/2007\/08\/22\/gemstone-of-the-day-iolite\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemstone of the Day: Iolite"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve chosen iolite as my next gemstone to discuss simply because I don’t know much about it myself, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to learn!<\/p>\n

Iolite is a fairly affordable blue gemstone. The iolite I have seen available ranges in color from a light periwinkle blue to a deep violet-blue color. I’ve also seen iolite that is dyed to a deeper blue color. It is the gem variety of the mineral cordierite, which is a magnesium aluminum silicate. (It is a cyclosilicate in the beryl group, for those interested.) Iolite forms in igneous and metamorphic rocks. It has a hardness of 7 on Moh’s hardness scale (the same as quartz).<\/p>\n

Iolite is mined in India, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, and Brazil.<\/p>\n

From kaijewels.com<\/a>: “Iolite is believed to be the gemstone of happiness and joy. It is also believed to possess Feng Shui properties that help build relationships with others. For people who believe in the special powers of gemstones, this gemstone is supposed to cure sore throat, varicose veins and various skin eruptions and blisters. We have already mentioned above, the special properties of iolite that gave it the name of the ‘gemstone of the Vikings’. ”<\/p>\n

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Question of the Day: What is your favorite gemstone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"