do you have any BLUE IOLITE jewelry?

[gayani1]

i would love to see photos i have never seen blue iolite except on the internet.if you have any blue iolite jewelry/stones can you please tell me if they have a medium "sapphire" blue color? (not pale not too dark)

thank you

 

[iluvshinythings]

I hope you get a lot of responses. I just saw an iolite ring (online, not in person) and now I'm obsessed with it.

 

[chrono]

I haven't found any iolite I like enough to buy. Sorry.
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[Harpertoo]

I bought blue iolite earrings for my niece as a graduation gift a few years ago.
They were really unique and beautiful. To me, a medium tone with a violet or purple cast. They were stunning with her green eyes, but I have no pics - sorry.

 

[pregcurious]

My sister has a blue David Yurman pendant, but no pics. I found these earrings, however, that are the same design. I am not a fan of iolite, but I have to say that it looks very rich in yellow gold.

 

[gayani1]

what do you think about this iolite stone?

 

[LoversKites]

I think I see a little colour zoning but it's uncommonly vivid for iolite.

 

[chrono]

Colour looks nice but I dislike the fuzziness in the middle which I suspect hides a windowing issue.

 

[gayani1]

I think I see a little colour zoning but it's uncommonly vivid for iolite.

thank you for the reply.

 

[gayani1]

Colour looks nice but I dislike the fuzziness in the middle which I suspect hides a windowing issue.

thank you. i have been thinking about buying a blue stone. iolite and hauynite are out of the list now.iolite seems to contain gray color which i don't like even though the stones are cheap. hauynite, i LOVE the blue color but i cant find anything over 0.20 carat

now my options are tanzanite and sapphire..

 

[chrono]

Good blues that checks all the boxes (untreated, durable, decent RI, etc) are expensive, aren't they?

 

[gayani1]

Good blues that checks all the boxes (untreated, durable, decent RI, etc) are expensive, aren't they?

yes but, here in Sri Lanka, i can get a sapphire for less.

 

[marcy]

I no longer have any iolite jewelry but I've had some in the past. It has a very pretty blue to blue violet color. What I didn't like about it was from the side it had some very dark grayish brownish undertones. I didn't sell the jewelry because of the gem or color, just because I didn't really like the style of jewelry anymore.

 

[InToTheMystic]

I have some modest little Iolite pear dangle earrings. I was actually after something with a bit of violet/grey in it to match another necklace I had, so these were perfect. A bright blue just wouldn't have worked for me.

They do change colour from the sides, but it is only noticeable if you squint at them from up close. And they were way WAY cheaper than sapphires would have been

 

[gayani1]

what do you think about Blue Kyanite? in my search of the "perfect blue" i have seen some pics on ebay and think they are nice. what do you think ?

 

[estelle]

Kyanite is beautiful, but very soft.

 

[LoversKites]

Kyanite is beautiful, but very soft.

I wouldn't say it's very soft, it's about 5.5-7 on moh's scale depending on the part of the crystal.

Not a good idea to put it in a ring.

Finewater has a lovely kyanite up for sale.

 

[chrono]

Yes, kyanite is beautiful but soft. It's best for pendants, earrings and the like. It is only MOH 4 along the length of the crystal but 7.5 MOH across the crystal. It also has perfect cleavage in one direction so one hit in the wrong place and the stone is done.