Faceted iolite bracelet fashion sterling silver filigree, indigo stone, cordierite, water sapphire

Faceted iolite bracelet sterling silver, with a gorgeous indigo stone iolite. Filigree bracelet.
With a toggle clasp. 23 cm long. Extra links can be removed on request.

This handmade silver iolite bracelet features a barrel-shaped 10x6 mm faceted iolite of AA quality. Other names for iolite are: cordierite and water sapphire.

The bracelet has been HANDMADE by me using the filigree technique, which is so popular in Russian jewelry. Made of sterling silver wire, reinforced where necessary for extra strength. Decorated with 2 balls of 14 k gold.

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Iolite's name comes from the Greek ios, meaning fashion violet, and is the gem version of the mineral Cordierite.

Like a crisp, dark winter sky, Iolite, in shifting shades of violet-blue carries the spirit of a journey, of dreams and intuition, of exploration and illumination. It is known as the Vikings' Compass, and provides the vision to move us, physically and spiritually, from one realm to the next.

Leif Eriksson and other Viking explorers who ventured far out into the Atlantic Ocean, away from any coastline that would help determine position, used thin pieces of Iolite as the world's first polarizing filter. Looking through an Iolite lens, they could determine the exact location of the sun and navigate safely to the New World and back. [ICGA]

A property called pleochroism is very pronounced in Iolite, producing different colors when the stone is seen through different positions. Overall, Iolite appears as violet-blue or indigo, but in different positions may shift to a yellow-gray or honey color, and even to a clear light blue. It is also referred to as "Water Sapphire" or Dichroite.