Min .40ct 6x4mm Oval Tanzanite Item: T1V2603
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Product Description for Min .40ct 6x4mm Oval Tanzanite-T1V2603Tanzanite 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 .40ct 6x4mm Oval Tanzanite-T1V2603
| Product Type: | Single Stone |
Primary Stone / Tanzanite
| Shape: | Oval | Composition: | Natural |
| Cut: | Mixed Cuts | Treatment: | Heated |
| Color: | Blue | Gemstone Group: | Zoisite |
| Dimensions: | 6X4 MM - Calibrated | Origin: | Tanzania |
| Count: | 1.00 | Origin: | Tanzania |
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Very Nice,
February 8, 2008
jbss
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"Color is nice purple/blue. More purple but still a good color. I was very pleased with the quality of these stones for the price. I have purchased this size Tanzanite before and not gotten as good a color as this purchase. Well worth the money!"
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Not worth the postage!!,
February 6, 2008
niques
, Santa Rosa, CA
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"I was VERY dissappointed with this stone, it looks more like a aquamarine than a Tanzanite. I thought the color was much lighter than it showed on TV so I will be sending it back asap."
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very light color,
February 6, 2008
sktr1951
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"not very pleased with this stone. Very light in color & smaller than I thought it would be. But they say that it doesn't matter about Tanzinite that if you own any that it's got value."
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Product met expectations:
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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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