Min .50ct 5.5mm Round Tanzanite Item: T0454
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Product Description for Min .50ct 5.5mm Round Tanzanite-T0454Tanzanite was discovered in 1967. It has a unique violet-blue to blue color that only Ceylon sapphire and iolite come close to matching, with red-violet flashes. Tanzanite ranks a respectable 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs' scale, but loose stones and jewelry like rings and bracelets need to be treated with care to prevent damage. Tanzanite is only found in one place in the world, Tanzania, and the continued availability of tanzanite is uncertain, which increases its rarity and its price.
Product Information for Min .50ct 5.5mm Round Tanzanite-T0454
| Product Type: | Single Stone |
Primary Stone / Tanzanite
| Shape: | Round | Composition: | Natural |
| Cut: | Mixed Cuts | Treatment: | Standard Treatment |
| Color: | Blue | Gemstone Group: | Zoisite |
| Dimensions: | 5.5 MM - Calibrated | Origin: | Tanzania |
| Count: | 1.00 | Origin: | Tanzania |
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Just Okay,
March 6, 2008
SisterMargarita
, Orange County, California
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"Ordered 2 of these and both were slightly lighter in color then what appeared on T.V. but still decent, not pale. Not AAA grade however. Will keep the gems."
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again with the pale Tanzanites,
September 17, 2007
elmira
, Rochester, NY
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"Why is always the best color shown and what I receive is two shades lighter? If I wanted the lighter, I would not have ordered what I saw on the screen. I cannot afford the one-onlys, but apparently that is the only way you get what you want."
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Tanzanite,
September 16, 2007
LinU
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"I was actually disappointed in the size of the tanzanite I ordered. I have since returned the item for a refund. Things just do not look the same as when you get them home unless it is modeled on the hand before hand."
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It is violet colored,
September 16, 2007
kara
, Bellevue, NE
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"I have tried to purchase a nice medium colored blue tanzanite in my price range and it just seems that I am going to have to spend more to get the color right. The color is right for what I paid. The stones just appear more blue on tv."
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 home learning library tanzanite
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Fast Facts
| The mineral zoisite was discovered around 1805 in the Austrian area by a Baron for whom it was named. It was usually brown in color, often nearly opaque. |
| The discovery by accident of the tanzanite version, in the late 1960's was a great surprise in Tanzania Africa, where it was first thought to be sapphire crystals. |
| The name Tanzanite was coined by Tiffany who had first and exclusive rights to the pretty blue violet mineral for many years. |
| Wearing a well-cut Tanzanite communicates self-confidence, individuality, and maturity. |
 Its brilliant color and its exclusive origin in Tanzania combine to make Tanzanite a unique and highly sought after gemstone. |
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Tanzanite is a variety of zoisite. It has naturally occurring shades of blue, green, yellow, pink, brown and khaki but virtually all gemstone quality crystals are heat treated to produce the highly valued shades of sapphire blue, amethyst and blue violet. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, tanzanite is 6.5-7. The prime source of all the world’s tanzanite is in Tanzania near Arusha.
Color
Tanzanite has naturally occurring shades of blue, green, yellow, pink, brown and khaki but virtually all gemstone quality crystals are heat treated to produce the highly valued shades of sapphire blue, amethyst and blue violet.
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