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Fast Facts
| Iolite is a clean, beautiful stone that is still very affordable. |
| It can be found in blue to purple to light gray colors. |
| The Vikings used iolite as a light polarizer, using it to see through the haze and determine the exact location of the sun on overcast days. |
| With a very strong pleochroism, iolite changes colors when viewed from different angles. |
 Iolite is found in Myanmar (previously called Burma), Brazil, India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and the United States.
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Iolite
Iolite is a gemstone with a slight variability in chemical composition between stones. It exhibits a blue-to-violet range of colors and sometimes shows a brownish streak. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, iolite is 7-7.5. It has a greasy luster and primary sources include Burma (Myanmar), Brazil, India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and the United States.
Color
Iolite exhibits a blue-to-violet range of colors and sometimes shows a brownish streak.
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| Learn more about this and other gemstones, by reading one of the many fine gemstone books available from Jewelry Television®. |
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