Iolite remains a relatively unknown stone in the jewelry world. It has a reasonably unusual appearance, most generally occurring in a fairly saturated blue color.....and often with a certain amount of green, which makes its overall appearance all the more interesting. As with all gems, I'd definitely opt to select an iolite that has a well saturated color as well as a bright appearance.


Examples of rings in which iolite has been set:
http://artwork-inform.com/sring11.htm
http://artwork-inform.com/jlrgau11.htm