Personally, I tend to prefer when rich blue coloured iolites with a decently saturated yellow axis are cut with the table equally offset to the blue and yellow optic-axes, I just love the look of multiple colours showing through the crown facets. Iolite's a fascinating gem in its own right, and, as such, it'd be a shame to pass up the opportunity to show off such complimentary colours given the opportunity. Having said that, when it comes to displaying the brownish or greyish colours commonly seen associated with more violet stones, I'd be somewhat less inclined to to have them cut this way.
I thoroughly enjoyed that! I just got my second I’ll like ring for my birthday February 14 so I decided to find out about the gemstone. Thank you so much.
An informative explainer on Iolite, Paul. When you start your impersonator gems series, please discuss different treatment options applied to the gems such as Iolite and tanzanite. Thank you as always.
Great point. I should have mentioned that Tanzanite is routinely heat treated. However, Iolite is not heat treated because it has a lower melt temperature than tanzanite. It is natural
I have a pair of prerry big iolith earings, but they are made out of very thin slabs of iolith. So eventhough the surface is very wide, the light goes trough shining blue and the color does appear very well. The common iolith color is more pastel and ashy compared to shiny tanzanite examples
This video was great and I look forward to watching more but I would have loved some more visual aids to go along with the content. On the plus side ive been looking for something to listen to while im at work and cant really look at the screen too much so this will be perfect for that!!
Yes, I remember those days. I always found it amusing when I heard some other tv shopping channels making up stuff on the air about gemstones that were very far from the truth. For example, one host said it was called water sapphire because it looked like sapphire and was mined as an alluvial deposit on a river. Totally untrue. Similarly, when I got back from the tanzanite mines, I was hearing all the shopping channels and people at jewelry stores and their stories about the mines flooding and the mines getting shut down. Also completely false. Don’t worry, I won’t steer you wrong!
Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge of gems again Paul. I couldn't resist and I must confess that I have a fable for Viking folklore. I found a rough 22ct iolite in Thailand via etsy that will soon be mounted in a piece of jewelry. I love to combine nature's beauty intertwined with a mystic metal setting. The two should be a unique source of energy.
Thank you for another brilliant lesson Paul, I love Iolite but have always been confused with the difference between Iolite and Tanzanite but not anymore
So glad I could help, Viola. My mission on this channel is to simplify gem education. I always say if you learn nothing else from my lessons, just remember this. The 3 most important defining characteristics about a colored gemstone are Color, Color, and Color!
Thanks for the question, Judy. No, I am not working with them anymore. They are a great company and I remain friendly with them. I simply did not have the time to devote to that project and keep up with building the various social media platforms with both my projects and the Facebook live shows I do with Judy every week. I am also working on other projects involving jewelry, and I will tell all of you in the audience when I have anything to report.
I really love iolites ❤
You are the best instructor in the world!
Personally, I tend to prefer when rich blue coloured iolites with a decently saturated yellow axis are cut with the table equally offset to the blue and yellow optic-axes, I just love the look of multiple colours showing through the crown facets.
Iolite's a fascinating gem in its own right, and, as such, it'd be a shame to pass up the opportunity to show off such complimentary colours given the opportunity.
Having said that, when it comes to displaying the brownish or greyish colours commonly seen associated with more violet stones, I'd be somewhat less inclined to to have them cut this way.
I thoroughly enjoyed that! I just got my second I’ll like ring for my birthday February 14 so I decided to find out about the gemstone. Thank you so much.
An informative explainer on Iolite, Paul. When you start your impersonator gems series, please discuss different treatment options applied to the gems such as Iolite and tanzanite. Thank you as always.
Great point. I should have mentioned that Tanzanite is routinely heat treated. However, Iolite is not heat treated because it has a lower melt temperature than tanzanite. It is natural
I have a pair of prerry big iolith earings, but they are made out of very thin slabs of iolith. So eventhough the surface is very wide, the light goes trough shining blue and the color does appear very well. The common iolith color is more pastel and ashy compared to shiny tanzanite examples
Awesome gem!!!
This video was great and I look forward to watching more but I would have loved some more visual aids to go along with the content. On the plus side ive been looking for something to listen to while im at work and cant really look at the screen too much so this will be perfect for that!!
I have always loved Iolite and when I first bought it they called water sapphire.
Yes, I remember those days. I always found it amusing when I heard some other tv shopping channels making up stuff on the air about gemstones that were very far from the truth. For example, one host said it was called water sapphire because it looked like sapphire and was mined as an alluvial deposit on a river. Totally untrue. Similarly, when I got back from the tanzanite mines, I was hearing all the shopping channels and people at jewelry stores and their stories about the mines flooding and the mines getting shut down. Also completely false. Don’t worry, I won’t steer you wrong!
Another Brilliant, very informative video, Thanks Paul👏👏👏
Thanks, Rob. Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge of gems again Paul.
I couldn't resist and I must confess that I have a fable for Viking folklore. I found a rough 22ct iolite in Thailand via etsy that will soon be mounted in a piece of jewelry. I love to combine nature's beauty intertwined with a mystic metal setting. The two should be a unique source of energy.
That is fantastic, Rebecca. I’m sure it will be as beautiful as it is mystical!
loved the video! I'm purchasing a 10ct tanzanite and not sure how to make sure it's not iolite..help! They're quite similar.
Interesting
Where can I buy these books please? And yes to the Impersonator videos
Thank you for another brilliant lesson Paul, I love Iolite but have always been confused with the difference between Iolite and Tanzanite but not anymore
So glad I could help, Viola. My mission on this channel is to simplify gem education. I always say if you learn nothing else from my lessons, just remember this. The 3 most important defining characteristics about a colored gemstone are Color, Color, and Color!
By the way I think a series about impersonater gems is a really good idea 😃
Paul, are you still making jewelry for the GemenVogue website?
Thanks for the question, Judy. No, I am not working with them anymore. They are a great company and I remain friendly with them. I simply did not have the time to devote to that project and keep up with building the various social media platforms with both my projects and the Facebook live shows I do with Judy every week. I am also working on other projects involving jewelry, and I will tell all of you in the audience when I have anything to report.
YOU forgot Wyoming
Correction: iolite