Rare Violán, which is a blue-violet variant of diopside with an admixture of Manganese; a rarity from a tiny Italian locality. (or rather, small veins). Violán is in quartzite, which makes it a handy jewelry stone. Hand cut, cut here.

location: Miniera di Prabornaz, Saint-Marcel, Valle d'Aosta, Italy Prabornaz Mine; Pralorgnan

Violán is a very special stone, it belongs to the stones of going into personal unknown, it is dark, but still not dark. It is like a deep-sea carrier pigeon, bringing news from within even from ancient times.