Sunstone is a member of the Feldspar group, and is named for its warm shades of gold, orange, reds and browns reflecting the radiance of the sun and the fire of the solar ray. The “Schiller” phenomenon (aventurescence) gives this stone the glittery effect and allows it to “glow” as if it has its own internal […]
Iolite is a mineral of the cordierite variety. The name iolite comes from ios, the Greek name for the color for violet. Iolite is known as “water sapphire” considering it’s deep blue sapphire color. Like sapphire and tanzanite, its fellow blue gemstones, iolite transmits light differently when viewed from different directions.By looking to the sky […]