1.11 ct Natural purplish blue Iolite loose gemstone

Genuine Iolite loose gemstone, this Iolite is completely natural and untreated, it comes from mines in Madagascar, Africa. This beautiful stone display an attractive blue color hue with some tint of purple, it has strong saturation and medium tone. This iolite gemstone has a lot of fire and sparkle, comes with strong pleochroism and it was shaped into a well polished oval faceted cut, with good luster and shine. This faceted gemstone comes with a transparent clarity that display some minor inclusions into the crystal, that doesn’t compromise the beauty of this gemstone. Iolite with an hardness equal of 8 on the Mohs hardness mineral scale is considered a durable gemstone like amethyst, citrine and other gemstones from the Quartz mineral family.