NECKLACE

1.9” H x .5” W

Deschutes Jasper is a picture jasper from an area in Oregon, near the Deschutes River. The jasper can sometimes display a nighttime scenic vista in its pattern. Deschutes Jasper has not been mined for over twenty years, and will not be mined again as the deposit area is now a state park.

IOLITE: Iolite is a magnesium aluminium silicate and appears as grey, pale to dark blue, violet and colourless crystals. Iolite exhibits dichroism (an ability to change colour when viewed from different angles). It can show as three different colour shades in the same stone.

The major sources of the gemstone come from Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar and Myanmar.

In ancient times this stone was called Vikings Compass as they used it for navigational purposes, as it was able to indicate the direction of the sun on overcast days.