Rings And Jewelry With Tanzanite Gemstone
While many gems have been known to humans for centuries and some for thousands of years, tanzanite came to light during fairly recent times - the year was 1967. The name of this gorgeous gem might give you a hint that, it is was originally found in Tanzanite. What is even more interesting is that, gem quality tanzanite has been found in no other part of the world. Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania, the hill has immense natural beauty and is one of the major landmarks of the African nation. On the foothills of Kilimanjaro is a narrow stretch of land, this is where world's entire resource of tanzanite lies buried. In its natural form, tanzanite has a rather unattractive brownish-green-yellow stone color. Heating rough tanzanite gives it a gorgeous violet-blue color. Some pieces could have a primary blue shade and others a primary violet color shade. A very tiny proportion of tanzanite rough is found with a bluish violet tint. Scientists believe that, these were the stones that were somehow heated by nature - probably brought about by a lightning strike.
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Tanzanite belongs to the zoisite mineral family, gemologists had earlier thought of naming the gem - zoisite. Famous jeweler Tiffany and Co, took up the task of marketing tanzanite to the world of gems and jewelry. It as then observed that the name 'zoisite' sounded like the English word 'suicide'. This was what prompted the gem to be named tanzanite. So you now know that the gem in your tanzanite ring is rare, gorgeous and found in just one place on the planet. Tiffany spared no effort in unleashing one of the most high pitched marketing campaigns seem in the world of gemstones. It would not be wrong to say that, the amazing violet-blue gem has still not really got the mainstream feel of global jewelry markets. For one thing, tanzanite is not cheap, probably priced just a shade lower than blue sapphire. The limited supply chain that relies on just one piece of land as its source, implies that there is not enough to fuel a global mass market. The supply of tanzanite is often interrupted by natural calamities, floods have on more than one occasion flooded the mining pits. Dozens of miners have perished in similar disasters.
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Rough tanzanite is mined, cleaned and then heated. Some gem processors, prefer to preform the gem and give it a rough shape before heating it. While the gem would obviously be cut and polished before, being set in a tanzanite gemstone ring or jewel - the cutting process reveals a very interesting fact. Once heated tanzanite turns into a pretty color, some pieces could have a predominant blue shade and others could shore more of violet. When is even more spectacular is the trichroism property of tanzanite. The stone could appear bluish from one side, violet from the other and show a pale yellowish shade from the third side. The phenomenon where tanzanite shows 3 different colors from 3 angles, is referred to as trichroism (three colors) in gemology. It takes an expert cutter to make the first cut at the perfect angle, this is absolutely essential to bring out the best color in cut, faceted and polished gem. Suffice it to say that, a cut at the wrong angle could significantly diminish the color and beauty of the gem, it could also result in a hefty price drop.
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Let us now talk about the color shades of tanzanite and which, happens to be the most popular tanzanite shade. When it comes to tanzanite rings, the choice is generally for medium saturated tanzanite. This is the color that allows sparkle and has a significant amount of color concentration. Interestingly, we do get requests for light tanzanite shades - buyers seem to like a more subtle color saturation. You then have a tanzanite darker color shade, a gorgeous color but could be too dark according to some of you. When you review the details of any tanzanite gemstone ring on a Kaisilver website, you will see two options for tanzanite in the price table. The tanzanite classifed as 'medium' grade, includes light to medium shades of tanzanite. And if you prefer to have the darker shade of tanzanite, requests for pictures and pick the 'good' grade tanzanite option. It is important to understand that the medium or good grade, refer to the color shade. Both tanzanite options include natural, eye clean gems and come with a certificate of authentication. You can discuss more details about your tanzanite ring or jewel, with the Kaisilver team.
Let us get back into a few more details of this gorgeous gemstones. Gems like emerald, ruby, sapphire and even diamond - have been known for many centuries. It is believed that peridot was sought after over 2,000 years ago. The point is that all these gems, have a history, tradition and tremendous folklore attached to them. Many of those beliefs are carried on even today. Tanzanite on the other hand life we mentioned earlier in this report, was first found in just 1967 - understandably it lacks much of the folklore that is attached to many other gems. Having said that, the spectacular beauty of this Tanzanian gem has impressed even the most seasoned gemologist and gemstone lover. In the year 2002, the world of gemstones honored tanzanite with a very special tribute. It is not very often that the birthstone charts are edited, it was in 2002 that the last edit was made to the birthstones charts - tanzanite was listed as one of the birthstones for the month of December. This means that December born babies make a very special connection to tanzanite. December is now represented by not one but 3 birthstones ,all blue - tanzanite, turquoise and blue zircon.
We now come to the topic on tanzanite that, most jewelers prefer to ignore. Tanzanite comes in at 6.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness. The scale runs from 1 to 10 with 10 being the hardest and represented by diamond. Tanzanite jewelry should be kept away from environments that cause the gem to be struck by physical impact. While this mount sound like a challenge, the fact is that all jewelry irrespective of their gemstones, are best away from physical impact and strong chemicals and solvents. It is true that the design and configuration of a tanzanite jewel, can go a long way in adding to its durability. If you glance at the tanzanite rings shown on this page, you will notice that all of them have an optimized metal weight and fine workmanship. Most Kaisilver tanzanite rings for men, use a bezel type setting to mound the gem. This is where the entire rim of the gem is bordered with metal (gold or 925 silver). It is also a good idea to mount tanzanite with a low profile where, the gem does not significantly from the surface of the jewel - this obviously reduces the chances of the gem being hit by physical impact.
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Let us get back into a few more details of this gorgeous gemstones. Gems like emerald, ruby, sapphire and even diamond - have been known for many centuries. It is believed that peridot was sought after over 2,000 years ago. The point is that all these gems, have a history, tradition and tremendous folklore attached to them. Many of those beliefs are carried on even today. Tanzanite on the other hand life we mentioned earlier in this report, was first found in just 1967 - understandably it lacks much of the folklore that is attached to many other gems. Having said that, the spectacular beauty of this Tanzanian gem has impressed even the most seasoned gemologist and gemstone lover. In the year 2002, the world of gemstones honored tanzanite with a very special tribute. It is not very often that the birthstone charts are edited, it was in 2002 that the last edit was made to the birthstones charts - tanzanite was listed as one of the birthstones for the month of December. This means that December born babies make a very special connection to tanzanite. December is now represented by not one but 3 birthstones ,all blue - tanzanite, turquoise and blue zircon.
We now come to the topic on tanzanite that, most jewelers prefer to ignore. Tanzanite comes in at 6.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness. The scale runs from 1 to 10 with 10 being the hardest and represented by diamond. Tanzanite jewelry should be kept away from environments that cause the gem to be struck by physical impact. While this mount sound like a challenge, the fact is that all jewelry irrespective of their gemstones, are best away from physical impact and strong chemicals and solvents. It is true that the design and configuration of a tanzanite jewel, can go a long way in adding to its durability. If you glance at the tanzanite rings shown on this page, you will notice that all of them have an optimized metal weight and fine workmanship. Most Kaisilver tanzanite rings for men, use a bezel type setting to mound the gem. This is where the entire rim of the gem is bordered with metal (gold or 925 silver). It is also a good idea to mount tanzanite with a low profile where, the gem does not significantly from the surface of the jewel - this obviously reduces the chances of the gem being hit by physical impact.
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