{"product_id":"polished-rare-water-sapphire-standing-display-piece-and-display-crystal-with-sillimanite-spots-x-2-from-ambatofinandrahana-madagascar","title":"Polished Rare \"Water Sapphire\" Standing Display Piece and Display Crystal with Sillimanite Spots x 2 From Ambatofinandrahana, Madagascar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eA NOTE FROM NICK\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA pair of polished rare Blue Spark Iolite \"Water Sapphire\". A standing display piece and a nicely made crystal with blue Cordierite and pink Sillimanite spots and unusual small blue sparks of flash. This material only came out in Madagascar once and we never saw it again. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMalagasy Iolite with Groovy Pink \u003cspan\u003eSillimanite\u003c\/span\u003e Spots\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIolite, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT MINERALS \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCordierite, \u003c\/span\u003eMagnesium Iron, Aluminium Cyclosilicate, \u003cspan\u003eSillimanite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT FEATURES \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRare, Orthorhombic, Pleochroism\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT COLOUR \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBlue, Black, Pink\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOHS HARDNESS SCALE\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e7 to 7.5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DATA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLocality = Ambatfinandrahana, Madagascar  \u003cbr\u003eGrade = Very Good Grade\u003cbr\u003eSize = 92 - 156 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IOLITE WATER SAPPHIRE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50182099402945,"sku":"182-957-260504BM","price":2464.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2066\/6451\/files\/182957_3.jpg?v=1778073707","url":"https:\/\/www.toprocks.com\/products\/polished-rare-water-sapphire-standing-display-piece-and-display-crystal-with-sillimanite-spots-x-2-from-ambatofinandrahana-madagascar","provider":"Toprock Gemstones and Minerals ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}