Iolite Gemstones

Item: 10mm Iolite Trillion Cut Gemstone
	Code#: iolg122 Weight: 2.48 carats Size: 10.0mm trillion x 5.4mm deep Location: Faceted from natural iolite rough mined in India Price: $156.24 This beautiful gem of natural iolite has dark blue-violet color (100% natural color - it is unheated and untreated). It was well faceted into this slightly shallow trillion cut (also known as a shield cut) gem. It has a few tiny natural inclusions that are just faintly visible under very close inspection (GIA: Type II Gem, Clarity Grade VS).
Item: Iolite Oval Faceted Gem, 3.15 carats
	Code#: iolg123 Weight: 3.15 carats Size: 12.4mm x 9.0mm x 5.5mm deep, oval cut Location: Faceted from natural iolite rough mined in India Price: $227.59 This iolite gem (also known as water sapphire, and sometimes by the mineral name cordierite) was well faceted with good brilliance into this beautiful oval cut gem with medium dark blue-violet color (100% natural color - it has not been heated or treated in any way). This iolite gem faces up eye-clean with faint natural inclusions that are only visible under very close examination with bright illumination (GIA: Type II Gem, Clarity Grade VVS). Iolite gems such as this one closely resemble tanzanite, at a much lower price!
Item: Iolite Octagon Cut Gem, 3.79 carats
	Code#: iolg124 Weight: 3.79 carats Size: 11.2mm x 9.1mm x 5.5mm deep, octagon cut Location: Faceted from natural iolite rough mined in India Price: $282.35 This extra dark gem of natural iolite has very dark and intense blue-violet color (100% natural color - not heated or treated in any way). This beautiful gem is so dark that it appears almost black with gorgeous flashes of velvety dark violet here and there in its depths. The photo at left was taken under incandescent light. This eye clean gem (GIA: Type II Gem, Clarity Grade VVS) of natural iolite was well faceted with proper depth and good proportions.
Item: Flawless Oval Iolite Gem, 5.96 carats
	Code#: iolg125 Weight: 5.96 carats Size: 15.0mm x 11.0mm x 6.6mm deep, oval cut Location: Faceted from natural iolite rough mined in India Price: $491.70 This natural iolite gem has intense very dark blue-violet color (100% natural color - not heated or treated in any way). It was well faceted in this perfectly calibrated 15x11mm oval cut, and it is totally clean even at ten times magnification. The photo at left was taken under incandescent light.
Item: Iolite Octagon Cut Gem, 6.17 carats
	Code#: iolg126 Weight: 6.17 carats Size: 13.2mm x 11.0mm x 6.3mm deep, octagon cut Location: Faceted from natural iolite rough mined in India Price: $495.14 This extra dark gem of natural iolite has very dark and intense blue-violet color (100% natural color - not heated or treated in any way). This wonderful gem is so dark that it appears almost black with beautiful flashes of velvety dark violet here and there in its depths. The photo at left was taken under fluorescent light. This completely eye clean gem (GIA: Type II Gem, Clarity Grade VVS+) of natural iolite was well faceted with proper depth and good proportions.

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