GEMSTONE TANZANITE - THE ULTIMATE BUYING GUIDE!
THE BEST COLOR AND CLARITY FOR TANZANITE GEMSTONES!
Tanzanite Hardness
On the Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness, Tanzanite rates only a 6.5 - 7 on the list. In fact, Garnets,Amethyst, Topaz, Emerald and Aquamarine are more durable and scratch resistant than Tanzanites! (And Emeralds are known for being a softer stone!)
So as far as being a Gemstone that you can wear day in and day out, I would not advise it. (Special Occasions or a couple times a week is fine! Just be careful!) Unless you have your Tanzanite set low in the mounting or protected with a bezel or prongs, don't do it! A Pendant or Earrings would be a better choice for Tanzanite Jewelry!
Tanzanites are Expensive
Tanzanites really are expensive. I would be very cautious about the whole Tanzanite purchase to begin with. (Heck, Jewelers chip Tanzanites all the time just setting the stone.) (Which also means, check your Tanzanites well for chips or breaks before you buy them, and after you get them back from repair or sizing!)
Eye-Clean
The nice thing about Tanzanites are that almost all stones sold on the market today, are "Eye-Clean". Which means, void of any eye-visible inclusions. And most Tanzanites are even eye-clean under a 10x Jeweler's Loupe as well. If you see Inclusions with the naked eye in Tanzanites, don't buy it!
Best Tanzanite Color to Buy?
Now as far as the best color to buy, there are only a few: Either Dark, Deep Blue-Violet, orDark, Deep Blue-Violet! Yes, you read that right! Dark, Deep Blue-Violet is the ONLY true color to get for a Tanzanite Gemstone! (See Picture)
A lot of Tanzanites you see in the mall Jewelry Stores will be very pale, transparent, light-violet or light-lavender in shade... AVOID THEM! They are cheap and low quality. In other words, they're not worth the purchase. Tanzanites are only good when they're Deep, Dark Blues and Purples in color. (Some people like the lighter shades, but I'm here to say, they're low grade!)
IT'S NOT REAL!
That's a shocker to Tanzanite lovers! The color is Not Natural! Not Genuine!
That Color does not come from the Earth. When miners dig it out of Block D (one of the 4 mines in the 5 square mile area that hosts the best Tanzanite Colors), which is in the hills of Meralani, beneath Mt. Kilimanjaro, it actually comes out of the ground as a Green Colored Rock called "Zoisite"!
What? Can you believe it? Who's ever heard of Zoisite?
Permanent Tanzanite Color
Only with the proper heat treatment does the Zoisite stone turn a beautiful deep color of blue-purple. Now while this heat treated stone will retain it's color permanently... It's not advised to submit the stone to drastic temperature changes, steam cleaners (like Jewelers use) or even Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaners! (They could fade your beautiful and expensive color!) So clean your Tanzanites by hand in luke-warm water. (And what ever you do, keep it away from harsh acids!)
With all its faults and imperfections, Tanzanite still pushes forward and becomes more popular every day. It may be brittle, it may be heat treated, but the public loves the Stone, and of course the Color. The Color is its selling point!
Tanzanites are very Rare!
Not to mention the fact that Tanzanites are very, very Rare. Once the mines dry up... NO MORE TANZANITE! (They estimate 12-30 years!) Tanzanite is such a hot stone, that Jewelry Designers have taken Tanzanite and run with it. They've taken Tanzanite and turned it into a very Exotic Gemstone with fabulous cuts and unique shapes and settings. They've made Tanzanites stand out in a crowd.
Birthstone for December!
Designers have made it stand out so much, that the American Gem Trade Association (in 2002) has deemed Tanzanite the New Alternate Birthstone for December! That's quite a feat for such a fairly new Gemstone. Maybe that's why they call Tanzanite, the "Gem of the 20th Century"! (What will they do when they run out of Tanzanites?)
The mines of Tanzania (which also brings us other gems like: Tsavorite, Rubies & Diamonds) may be High Security, with Guards, Fences, Attack Dogs, and Armed Towers. They may have Floods, Revolutions, Power-Outages and Oxygen Deprived Workers, but they also have the only Tanzanites in the World. And gladly, that's a stone that everyone wants.
Tanzanite is Hot!
Whether it be a cheap $100 per carat Tanzanite bought on a Cruise Ship, or a $2000 per carat dark blue-violet Tanzanite bought from Tiffany & Co... It doesn't matter. Because with Tanzanite, you either buy it now, while it's hot, or you wait until the mines dry up, and then you get it when it's not! It's your choice!
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