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It's really a joy to research and write about Jewelry and precious gemstones. I simply love the information I glean from the web and I can't get enough of sharing it with you all. Today I spent time researching some interesting facts about a gorgeous, unique and truly rare stone, Tanzanite! Here's some of what I learned, I hope you find these factoids interesting and fun.
Although Tanzanite is often a vivid blue gemstone which seems to be a lot like sapphire, upon inspection, it has an advantage over coveted sapphire. Tanzanite's strong trichoism qualities makes this a very intriguing gemstone. From some angles, it shows up blue. From other angles, it looks purple or brownish yellow. The most precious tanzanite stones have a lilac hue laid over the dazzling blue shade.
The wholesale goods prices of Tanzanite have no less than doubled from 2000 to 2007. In fact in 2000, the per carat wholesale value for tanzanite was $225. In 2007, though, per carat wholesale prices of Tanzanite increased to $500. Currently, TanzaniteOne Ltd., a tanzanite company has established a hold on the tanzanite trade, therefore prices of tanzanite are likely to soar.
Do you realize that while alternative gemstones can appear naturally in much more than one country, Tanzanite is excavated only in Tanzania. This makes Tanzanite considerably more exclusive. More priceless.
Tanzanite was made fashionable by no one else but Tiffany and Company. The fact is, Henry Platt of the New York Jeweler, Tiffany provided named Tanzanite.
Tanzanite is a blue variation of zoisite. It is not so tricky, currently being 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale (for reference, diamonds represent 10 on the Mohs scale). Hence, tanzanite are handled carefully. You shouldn't clean it in an ultrasonic bath. And, most certainly, never let it come into contact with acids.
Tanzanite has a dazzling aura of mystery, having deep blue color and purple spectrum hues that give it a mysterious aura. These are especially cool colors and look marvelous with black and silver and other cool shades. Nevertheless, the brownish yellow hue (the third coloration in the mix) clashes with the other two and is thought to be undesired. Having said that, that brownish shade is often made to fade by heating up the stone.
Tanzanite is a modern day gemstone. The most current one in fact as it was uncovered in 1967.
Tanzanite is a December birthstone as declared by the American Gem Trade Association.
