Gemstone Mondays: Tanzanite

(sorry for the delay)

   Tanzanite is considered to be a variety of Zoisite (which is a very interesting mineral, that I will talk about at a later date) and it comes in natural shades of blue, pink, yellow, green, brown, and khaki. Even though it is beautiful in its natural state it is usually heat treated to produce the highly desired shades of sapphire blue, amethyst, and blue violet.

The Tanzanite version of Zoisite was discovered in Tanzania, Africa in the late 1960s and is the main source for this gemstone. Nestled at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro in the Merelani foothills of Northern Tanzania. It was originally thought to be comprised of sapphire crystals, but this was later determined not to be the case. The mining of this Gemstone is controlled by a company named, Tanzanite One Ltd.  They also control who they  allow to distribute the stone.

Tanzanite is believed to surpass the Diamond in value, eventually.  I personally have several pieces of jewelry with Tanzanite and many loose faceted stones.  The deeper blue violet color in Tanzanite, the higher the value of the stone.  Make an investment in this gemstone.  I guarantee it will be extremely valuable.  It has already gone up in value substantially. 

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