21st Wedding Anniversary

Anniversary Stone: Iolite
With the high prices of Sapphire and the rising ones of Tanzanite, Iolite is fast becoming the preferred stone amongst collectors looking for a new affordable blue gem. Greek for violet, Iolite is commonly known as the "water sapphire." Like its fellow blue-bloods, Sapphire and Tanzanite, Iolite transmits light differently when viewed from different angles. By observing the sky through Iolite, Viking navigators were able to locate the exact position of the sun on overcast days. Where, you might ask, did these famous seamen get Iolite? Well, it's been found in, among other Viking haunts, Greenland and Norway.