Iona Marble Palm Stone

Known by some as the sacred stone of columba green marble has been treasured and crafted by jewellers for centuries.

Iona marble palm stone.

It may have been worked as early as 1745 by the earl of breadalbane when he founded the marble and slate company of netherlorn. A fine edwardian iona marble brooch set in a silver surround with leaf and berry patterning. Iona greenstone also called iona marble nephrite jade and a host of other more or less mineralogically correct names may be found on the beach. 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.

Because here they come. Known as columba s tears or mermaid s tears the greenstone. The whole fabric of the island is created from some of the oldest stone we know. The old machinery was abandoned when the quarry closed in around 1918 and stands silently a testament to a time gone by.

Iona marble is found by diving from the beaches into under water seams on the isle of iona scotland. The iona shop specialises in the finest scottish jewellery celtic wedding rings and scottish gifts. The marble quarry is a place where you can allow your imagination free rein. Too old even for fossils iona has become famous for its serpentine collected as a talisman for centuries.

The historically interesting stuff occurs only in tiny pebbles broken away. The green marble from the old quarry is what is usually called iona stone. The iona marble quarry is situated in a small inlet on the south east of the island and has a very long history. Colum cille and treasured for centuries.

The green nephrite or iona jade is particulary clear and the stone is translucent when held up to the light. Polished iona palm stone hand collected by boat in the scottish isles beautiful natural colours isle of iona scotland free uk delivery. The most common iona marble material is metal. A small geological outcrop at the south end of the isle of iona is the source of a rare stone known since the time of st.

The bedrock around columba s bay is made of this material. There are 151 iona marble for sale on etsy and they cost 38 79 on average. The most popular color. Iona marble is known by some folk today as columba s stone and smaller sea polished pebbles are known as columba s tears.

This 2700 million year old rock is composed of a unique combination of serpentine and limestone.