Iolite 5x8mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Ruby Zoisite MultiPliers - featuring a Chain

MultiPliers - featuring a Chain Nose AND a Round Nose head for wire wrapping and DIY jewelry making

It is considered a stone of love and has been called the Stone of the Compassionate Heart

whose name is derived from the Greek word for Rose

Calcite is a rock-forming mineral that is extremely common and found throughout the world in sedimentary

Iolite 5x8mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Ruby Zoisite MultiPliers - featuring a ChainIolite most commonly occurs in shades of blue to gray, violet or indigo. It displays a visual property called pleochroism, which means that it can appear to be different colors as it shifts in the light. According to Norse legend, Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the worlds first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation.