Bloody Iolite 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Flat depositing layer upon layer of

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

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and is sometimes referred to as “Matara Diamond” after the City in Sri Lanka near where the stone is mined

while the amount of Iron in the stone varies its shade of purple

Bloody Iolite 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Flat depositing layer upon layer ofIolite most commonly occurs in shades of blue to gray, violet or indigo. It displays a visual property called pleochroism, which means that it can appear to be different colors as it shifts in the light. According to Norse legend, Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the worlds first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation.