100% NATURAL SPECTACULAR 2.03 VIOLET / BLUE TANZANITE CUSHION CUT AAA+ QUALITY!!

**100% NATURAL TANZANITE CUSHION CUT 2.03CT VIOLET BLUE**

ITEMS DESCRIPTION:

SHAPE - CUSHION CUT

COLOUR - DEEP VIOLET / BLUE

WEIGHT - 2.03 CT

CLARITY - INTERNALLY FLAWLESS

TREATMENT - HEATED

SIZE - 8.63 MM X 6.35 MM X 4.32 MM

ORIGIN - TANZANIA

HARDNESS - 6.5 - 7.0 MOH'S SCALE

QUALITY - AAA +

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TANZANITE

Henry Platt, former president of Tiffany & Co., described tanzanite's discovery in 1967 as THE most important gemstone find in 2000 years! This single 5-mile strip of land in Tanzania remains the only commercially viable source of this stone that has become one of the world's most sought-after and admired gems. Tanzanite is a relatively new gemstone in the world of gemology and jewelry, and though its history is brief, it is no less illustrious than many ancient gems. Tanzanite is a single-source gemstone that is a thousand times rarer than diamond, and is only gaining popularity.

While the mineral zoisite has been known for some time, gem-quality zoisite, called Tanzanite, wasn't found until 1967, when a deposit was uncovered in Tanzania. This is still the only source for Tanzanite, one of the most recent additions to the gem world. Tanzanite gained almost immediate popularity both for its scarcity and its rich, blue-violet colour. It is often heat-treated to bring out a uniform colour. Tanzanite is noted for its trichroism (having 3 colours), an optical phenomenon - appearing three colours (blue, violet and burgundy/brown) depending on each stone's crystal orientation. Tanzanite may also change appearance when viewed under alternate lighting.

Tanzanite is rated 6.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness, and is the birth stone of December.