Iona Green Marble

The iona shop specialises in the finest scottish jewellery celtic wedding rings and scottish gifts.

Iona green marble.

Each piece is hand mined in scotland and skillfully crafted. Iona marble is found by diving from the beaches into under water seams on the isle of iona scotland. The stone has been known of for centuries and was credited with healing and other powers. Known as columba s tears or mermaid s tears the greenstone.

A fine edwardian iona marble brooch set in a silver surround with leaf and berry patterning. To own a piece of scottish marble is to own a piece of scotland itself. This 2700 million year old rock is composed of a unique combination of serpentine and limestone. To own a piece of iona marble is to own a piece of the island itself.

Comes beautifully presented in a quality gift box. The iona marble quarry is situated in a small inlet on the south east of the island and has a very long history. All our iona pebbles jewellery is hand crafted by ourselves on the isle of iona using only genuine iona marble serpentine quartz and other pebbles that we collect from the island s beaches throughout the winter. Known by some as the sacred stone of columba green marble has been treasured and crafted by jewellers for centuries.

It may have been worked as early as 1745 by the earl of breadalbane when he founded the marble and slate company of netherlorn. Iona marble is known by some folk today as columba s stone and smaller sea polished pebbles are known as columba s tears. Stone in each cufflink measures roughly 25x15x6mm. Hold a stone of iona in your hand and you hold the history of the world.

The green nephrite or iona jade is particulary clear and the stone is translucent when held up to the light. Adam the jewellery designer says. Ancient celtic tribes believed that. The whole fabric of the island is created from some of the oldest stone we know.

Too old even for fossils iona has become famous for its serpentine collected as a talisman for centuries. We stock an extensive range of celtic wedding rings and celtic engagement rings iona jewellery and alex ritchie. Cufflinks hand cut and polished iona green marble set in 925 sterling silver. 9 x iona marble cabochons 20g mixed shapes beautiful cream green marbling perfect for pendants and rings free worldwide shipping 3641 twoskiescrafts from shop twoskiescrafts.