Water Sapphire Gemstone

Sapphire is a variety of the mineral corundum.

Water sapphire gemstone.

Natural blue sapphire aaa round faceted loose gemstones 3mm 6mm 6 99. Oval cut red pink orange sapphire loose gemstones natural stone jewelry gem. The most common water sapphire iolite gemstones material is gemstone. Iolite s name comes from the greek ios meaning violet and is the gem version of the mineral cordierite.

Iolite is the gemologists term for the mineral cordierite. It is also referred to as water sapphire or dichroite. Cordierite is also known as iolite and dichroite other common names are water sapphire and vikings compass named so because of it s ability to determine the direction of the sun on overcast days. Iolite is also named water sapphire cordierite or dichroite.

It describes the transparent to translucent form of cordierite and it has recently become a popular gemstone. It is a magnesium iron aluminum silicate with iron present in solid solution with magnesium such that there exists both magnesium rich cordierite and iron rich cordierite refereed to as sekaninaite. Chakras dependent on colour see below birthstone september blue sapphire zodiac virgo libra sagittarius planet saturn element water vibration number 2. Cordierite is found in germany brazil norway finland and madagascar.

The most popular color. Iolite water sapphire gemstone beads crystal chips bag of 50 pieces reiki infused iolite beads tkemporium. A high temperature polymorph exists indialite which is isostructural with beryl and has a random distribution of al in the si al 6. Favorite add to iolite water sapphire cordierite third eye tumbled crystal crystalcomforts1111.

5 out of 5 stars 1 700 1 700 reviews 2 38. Iolite has been worn for centuries and derives its name from ios the greek word for violet. Sapphire is a 5th and a 45th anniversary gemstone. Water sapphire synonym of cordierite mineral information gemstone information q a community.

Fine colored sapphire with a deep blue color and excellent transparency can reach several thousand dollars a carat the blue variety is most often used in jewelry but the yellow pink and orange fancies have recently become very popular. Cordierite or iolite is a magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate iron is almost always present and a solid solution exists between mg rich cordierite and fe rich sekaninaite with a series formula. Blue sapphire 10mm 3 93cts round faceted cut shape aaaaa vvs loose gemstone. It is a precious gemstone.

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