| Iolite Earrings For A Touch Of Viking Magic! | | | | stone to wear. |
| Dark and alluring, Iolite earrings can give you a | | | | Gaining in popularity iolite earrings can add the finishing |
| mysterious look associated with the shamans of old. | | | | touch to your outfit and in some cases reflect your |
| Mystically, it is a major gem of the 6th Chakra and it is | | | | mood. The stones can be used alone or in combination |
| said that iolite aids in astral travel and helps improve | | | | with other gems. Oval or cubes cut iolite surrounded |
| people's psychic powers. It is considered to bring | | | | by different swirls of 14 carat white or yellow gold give |
| balance to male and female energies. It is also believed | | | | an elegant look. For a more simple yet classic look |
| to have amazing healing powers. | | | | teardrop, round or oval cut stones set again in 14 carat |
| According to history, Iolite is one gem closely | | | | white or yellow gold studs. Used with mauve, pink or |
| associated with the Vikings. It is believed that they took | | | | white pearl as centers with iolite petals all set with |
| iolite with them on voyages and used it as a filter so | | | | sterling silver the effect is stunning. Small carat |
| they could look and the sun and check their position. | | | | diamonds are often added to iolite earrings to have the |
| The reason for this is that it is pleochroic, which means | | | | shimmering white of the diamond contrast with the |
| that it is a different colour from three different axes. | | | | deeper hues of the iolite. But, as costume jewelry, iolite |
| Iolite is violet blue to purple in colour, depending on | | | | earrings can be set in sterling silver with a variety of |
| which angle you look at it and is bluest at 90 degrees | | | | looks such as drop and dangling earrings alone or with |
| from the sun. Hence it's value as a navigational tool for | | | | out stones such as, but not limited to, amethyst, blue |
| those days. Blue like a sapphire on one side and clear | | | | topaz, pink tourmaline or colored enamel. Settings can |
| as water on the others and a honey yellow if viewed | | | | be Victorian and other antique styles, dainty and |
| another way, it has often been described as "water | | | | elegant, bold and showy or merely a simple classic |
| sapphire". | | | | setting. |
| Today very affordable and is readily mined in Brazil, | | | | Depending on the setting, the other stones you may |
| India, Mozambique, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. It is | | | | use and whether or not you use 14 carat or 18 carat |
| thought that the Vikings are thought to have mined | | | | gold the price of purchasing iolite earrings can vary |
| theirs in Greenland and Norway, where it can still be | | | | from under $10 to well over the $200 mark. These |
| found. It is a fairly hard gemstone but can be shaped | | | | stunning stones will look fantastic as earrings set in any |
| like most gemstones. Because it is so durable and not | | | | setting you choose to suit your style. |
| overly expensive, it is fast becoming a fashionable | | | | |