Impressive Iolite and Diamond Halo Earrings

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $6,500 - $7,500

Buyer's premium: 18%

Genuine Iolite and Earth-Mined Diamond Earrings. Iolite is a gemstone with interested history. These 14 karat yellow gold earrings are set with a total of 6.82 carats of royal purplish-blue emerald-cut iolites and .35 carats round, brilliant-cut, H-I color, I1 clarity diamonds in the halo. The earrings are approximately 1/2" by 3/8" and attach to the earlobe with posts and friction backs. The gemstones are lifted up by ornate raised galleries. These earrings are certified and appraised for $17,808.00 estimated retail replacement value.

Auction Code: Q8410/80-mmla

Seafaring Scandinavians, aka ‘Vikings’ used iolite as a navigational aid to determine the exact location of the sun.
Iolite is mined in Sri Lanka, Africa, India, Brazil, and Norway.Iolite was discovered in Madagascar in 1994.

#Cordierite #Cordier #Dichroite #Pleochroism #VikingCompass

Weight: 5.4

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