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Polished Blue Iolite with Pink Sillimanite Display Crystals x 3 From Madagascar
R1,736.00 ZAR
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Polished Blue Iolite with Pink Sillimanite Display Crystals x 3 From Madagascar
180-051-260224BM
RETAIL PRICE
R1,736.00 ZAR
Sale price
R1,736.00 ZAR
Regular price
AVAILABILITY: We currently have 1 in stock
A NOTE FROM NICK
A trio of polished Blue Iolite "Water Sapphire" crystals, usual blue spots in blue - black Cordierite and pink Sillimanite dots and patterns.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Malagasy Iolite with Groovy Pink Sillimanite Spots
Iolite, sometimes known as "Water sapphire", is the blue material from the Cordierite family of minerals. This specific Iolite is an extremely unique and rare Malagasy Iolite, polished by expert lapidaries, features subtle pink Sillimanite (heavy) spots and patterns, but it is the small bright blue flashes that make this material very desirable and therefore making it a unique collector’s gem. Formed in metamorphic rocks from minerals like mica and feldspar, its deep blue, nearly black in low light, contrasts vividly with the pink inclusions. Only one consignment of this exclusive material was ever received.
PRODUCT MINERALS
Cordierite, Magnesium Iron, Aluminium Cyclosilicate, Sillimanite
PRODUCT FEATURES
Orthorhombic, Pleochroism
PRODUCT COLOUR
Blue, Black, Pink
MOHS HARDNESS SCALE
7 to 7.5
PRODUCT DATA
Locality = Ambatofinandrahana, Madagascar
Grade = Very Good to A Grade
Size = 123 - 131 mm
PRODUCT WEIGHT: 0.89 kg
