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The stone “Lolite” derives its name from the Greek word “ion” meaning “violet”. The color of this beautiful stone is purplish blue. The more the intensity of the color, more is the value of the stone. This is found abundantly in the countries like India, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Brazil. This precious stone is also known the “stone of the Vikings”. It is being said that the Vikings discovered the deposits of this stone in Green land and Norway.
It is being said that the Viking explorers first used this gemstone as an instrument for directions. The mariners used small pieces of lolite as polarizing filters. The “lolite lenses” helped them to locate the accurate position of the sun, so that they could navigate safely to their destination. The quality that made this gemstone so popular to the Vikings is pleochroism. The beautiful Lolite gemstone may soon become the most sought after jewelry in the near future.
The stone projects various colors when placed in different directions. If the cutting of the stone is not done properly the color will not shine out, irrespective of the shape of the crystal. In earlier times, this stone was also known as “water sapphire”. It was seen that if a cube is being cut out from lolite, one of its side looked exactly like a sapphire and the other is as plain as water. Lolite can be availed from various jewelry shops as well as from online gem sellers at an affordable price. Ebay, gemhut, crystal cure are the names of such online stores.
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