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The Stone Room · Iolite
Iolite
Iolite is sometimes used as an inexpensive substitute for sapphire. According to legends, ancient Viking navigators used thin slices of iolite as filters to help locate the sun on cloudy days. Whether or not the tales are true, iolite (mineralogists call it cordierite) can be fashioned into beautiful gems.
← Read Iolite’s storyThe Cut
Oval Brilliant
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Facets 57 / 57
A lapidary’s model, the cut’s geometry, coloured from the stone’s own photograph.
The Shapes
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Iolite awaits its first tag
Laura tags each creation’s stone in her Studio — the moment a piece is tagged with iolite, it appears right here. Until then, browse the whole catalogue or create with iolite.