5.06ct AMAZING SUPERB!!! 100% GENUINE NATURAL REAL GENUINE AAA
KUNZITE CANDY PINK
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Kunzite is a beautiful crystal, pure in energy and joyful in nature. In palest pink to light violet hues, it is a Stone of Emotion, opening and connecting the heart to the mind and stimulating a healing communion between the two. Kunzite encourages one to release walls built around the heart for protection, and to be receptive to the experience of unconditional and abundant love.
Named for the mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz who first catalogued it in 1902, Kunzite is the pink to violet variety of the silicate, Spodumene. It has a glassy transparency, and forms in flattened prismatic crystals with vertical striations. It is highly pleochroic, shifting from pale pink to light violet and even colorless, depending on the angle of observation, and though its perfect cleavage makes cutting difficult, it can be faceted into beautiful gems.
Kunzite forms naturally as colorless, pink, lilac, yellow and green crystals. The yellow-green to emerald variety is known as Hiddenite, or Green Kunzite. (For its properties, see thepage.) The colourless to light yellow variety is known as Triphane, or Spodumene. (See the page.) Genuine Kunzite is quite pale in color, with natural darker shades being higher in value. There are some heat-enhanced varieties on the market. All Kunzite is prone to fading in direct sunlight.
Kunzite was first discovered in Connecticut, USA. The first significant commercial deposit was discovered 1902 in the Pala region of San Diego, California, where morganite () was also discovered. The most important deposits of kunzite are from Minas Gerais, Brazil, but most of the current supply is from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Other sources include Madagascar, Myanmar and the USA. Smaller gem quality deposits have also been found in Canada, Russia, Mexico, Sweden and Western Australia.
PICTURE IS ENLARGED
Gem Type: AMAZING SUPERB!!! 100% GENUINE REAL AAA Natural KUNZITE
Shape: Pear Cut
Quantity: 1
Total Weight: 5.06ct
Colour: CANDY PINK
Clarity: VVS
Size: 1.92 x 8.67 x 6.52mm
Treatment: NONE - 100% NATURAL
Origin: AFGANISTAN
Hardness: 6.5 - 7 MOH'S SCALE
