Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A silicate of magnesium, aluminium, and iron, a mineral of a violet-blue color with a shade of purple or black.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A silicate of alumina, iron, and magnesia, having a bright blue color and vitreous luster; cordierite. It is remarkable for its dichroism, and is also called
dichroite . A variety calledCaribbean iolite has a lighter blue color.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The clear variety of
cordierite .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Her favorites include this cocktail ring with a 3.5-carat Gioia iolite center and 8.99 carats of pave pink sapphires.
In Pictures: Dazzling Gifts Of Jewelry And Watches Hitha Prabhakar 2006
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The piece she most covets is a one-of-a-kind, chunky iolite and pink sapphire ring by Gioia $9,950.
Dazzling Gifts Of Jewelry And WatchesDazzling Gifts of Jewelry and Watches Hitha Prabhakar 2006
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There is not one in a hundred jewelers who is acquainted with the physical properties of the gems, and very few can distinguish the diamond from the white zircon or the white topaz, the emerald from the tourmaline of similar hue, the sapphire from iolite, or the topaz from the Bohemian yellow quartz.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Various
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The large bluish stone which the gentleman acquired with the red stones proved to be iolite, sometimes called cordierite or water-sapphire
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Frank Bertram Wade
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I have now been using the apparatus for nearly a month, and in its earliest days it led me right in the diagnosis of a microscopical mineral, iolite, not before found in our Irish granite, I think.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Various
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Iolite Known in some cultures as water sapphire, iolite is said to support inner strength, self-confidence and leadership qualities.
VInvesting.com 2010
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Her LUXE designs are filled with precious and semi-precious gemstones such as apatite, iolite and hessonite delicately clustered with emerald, ruby and topaz.
PR.com Press Releases JulRe Designs 2010
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Her LUXE designs are filled with precious and semi-precious gemstones such as apatite, iolite and hessonite delicately clustered with emerald, ruby and topaz.
PR.com Press Releases JulRe Designs 2010
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Then there's iolite, which helped ancient mariners find the sun on cloudy days.
Iowa State Daily 2009
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- You can purchase sapphire or iolite jewelry for that September birthday if you are stuck on ideas.
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