Iolite

Spiritual, Metaphysical, & Healing Properties

• Iolite is called the “Violet Stone” & the “Stone of Vision”

• A third eye stone of deep intuition & healing

• Helpful in one's painless change towards spiritual growth.

• Used in Shamanic healing ceremonies to stimulate visions & enhancing accuracy with spirit influences

• Viking used the stone in navigation, associating it to finding your way

• Associated with detoxification of the body, especially alcohol, and boosting the immune system, and helps with sleep disorders

Scientific & Geological

• A magnesium aluminum silicate mineral

• Mohs hardness of 7-7.5

• The largest mining locations include India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and Brazil

• Forms in metamorphic rocks under intense heat and pressure but can also form in some igneous rocks through contact metamorphism