Iona Green Marble

Too old even for fossils iona has become famous for its serpentine collected as a talisman for centuries.

Iona green marble.

Each piece is hand mined in scotland and skillfully crafted. To own a piece of scottish marble is to own a piece of scotland itself. It may have been worked as early as 1745 by the earl of breadalbane when he founded the marble and slate company of netherlorn. Hold a stone of iona in your hand and you hold the history of the world.

Known as columba s tears or mermaid s tears the greenstone. 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 green nephrite or iona jade is particulary clear and the stone is translucent when held up to the light.

Iona marble is known by some folk today as columba s stone and smaller sea polished pebbles are known as columba s tears. Cufflinks hand cut and polished iona green marble set in 925 sterling silver. The iona shop specialises in the finest scottish jewellery celtic wedding rings and scottish gifts. Stone in each cufflink measures roughly 25x15x6mm.

Iona marble is found by diving from the beaches into under water seams on the isle of iona scotland. All prices contain vat tax at 20. We stock an extensive range of celtic wedding rings and celtic engagement rings iona jewellery and alex ritchie. 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.

The whole fabric of the island is created from some of the oldest stone we know. Adam the jewellery designer says. The quarry is the source of iona marble a beautiful translucent green and white stone much used in brooches and other jewellery. Known by some as the sacred stone of columba green marble has been treasured and crafted by jewellers for centuries.

The stone has been known of for centuries and was credited with healing and other powers. 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. Green marble comes from the scottish highlands and the west coast of iona tiree and skye.