This beautiful bracelet feature faceted Iolite gemstones.Iolite is a variety of the mineral Cordierite. This mineral was named after French geologist Cordier.Iolie is commonly known as ‘water sapphire’ in its deep blue sapphire color.Like sapphire and tanzanite, its fellow blue gemstones, Iolite is pleochroic- meaning it transmits light differently when viewed from different directions. The Vikings made iolite’s pleochroisma virtue by using thin slices of the stone as a light polarizer to navigate their trips. In fact, the stone has been called the ‘Viking’s Compass’.This bracelet measures 8 inches in length.