Iolite Vs Blue Sapphire

They may have name recognition but iolite has a rich unique color and great gem value on its side.

Iolite vs blue sapphire.

In hindi it is called kaka nili. In crystal healing and chakra. This specimen is approximately 9 4 x 7 1 x 4 8 millimeters in size and weighs about 1 83 carats. In hindi it is called kaka neeli kaka neli because of its blue colour it is related to crown chakra.

But purple sapphire is inert to weakly magnetic. People with a weak crown chakra or bad memory are advised to wear iolite. This substitute is related to crown chakra of body as it is of purple color. People having weak crown chakra or bad memory.

A blue violet iolite faceted from material mined in madagascar. Mg fe 2 al 3 si 5 al o 18 to fe mg 2 al 3 si 5 al o 18. Iolite jewelry is more affordable than its equivalent sapphire or tanzanite piece so it makes a good alternative to someone looking to add a splash of blue to. Today cordierite named after geologist pierre cordier is better known by its trade name iolite which comes from the greek.

Iolite s color range of blue blue violet and violet competes for public attention with sapphire tanzanite and amethyst. Profound in its impact wherein may people consider its powers equivalent to the blue sapphire this gem in sanskrit is also called as shani priya much loved by saturn. Kakaneeli is mined in india brazil sri lanka mozambique and brazil. Rhodolite will be picked up by an n52 magnet.

It is of blue dark blue purple violet and purple color with a hue of blue color. Robert weldon when tanzanite was first discovered gemologists initially suspected it might be cordierite a transparent pleochroic violet blue gem known for thousands of years. Cordierite or iolite is a magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate iron is almost always present and a solid solution exists between mg rich cordierite and fe rich sekaninaite with a series formula. In some dialects it is also known as kaka neeli kaka nili.

Both have the same refractive index of approximately 1 76. Iolite is a substitute of blue sapphire. A nice iolite like this one could easily serve as an alternative gem for sapphire or tanzanite at a much lower price. It is more subtlety nuanced than amethyst and deeper than many tanzanites.

A high temperature polymorph exists indialite which is isostructural with beryl and has a random distribution of al in the si al 6. The color of fine quality iolite can sometimes rival that of sapphire or tanzanite. Purple sapphire can at times look similar to rhodolite garnet. It is found in various colors ranging from blue to purple.

Rhodolite can show anomalous double refraction further confusing it with doubly refractive sapphire corundum.