Tanzanite Gem Stone:  One For Your Generation

  

As one of the more recently discovered gems, the tanzanite gem stone is both  tremendously popular and stunningly beautiful. The rich blue color of the tanzanite gem stone is one reason it is so popular. The increasing scarcity of the tanzanite gem stone is another reason.

Tanzanite Jewelry

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If ever there was an African original, this would be the one. African lore tells of an amazing birth of this stone. According to The Tanzanite Foundation, “local Maasai communities told that the land was set ablaze by a bolt of lightning, and that the heat from this magic ‘fire from the sky’ transformed crystals on the ground into shimmering blue-violet gems. When the last cinders dissolved into the earth and the thick smoke settled, awestruck tribesmen filled their pouches with the mystical stones, intuitively knowing that these jewels would bring a better life.”

 

The discovery of tanzanite gem stones in Tanzania, the one and only place they have ever been found, occurred in 1967. One of the tribesmen who saw a blue crystal showed it to a gem hunter who happened to be in Tanzania searching for rubies at that same time. The gem hunter was Manuel D’Souza. Originally known as blue zoisite, one of the stones ended up in New York, New York. It was shown to the people at Tiffany’s.  Zoisite sounded too much like the word “suicide.” Henry B. Platt of Tiffany’s started calling them tanzanite gem stones, and the company used the new word as the basis of its marketing efforts to sell tanzanite gem stone jewelry.

           

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Tanzanite gem stones are some of the most sought after stones today.  They have been referred to as generational stones as the supply is expected to become extinct within twenty years. The people who currently own, or will purchase tanzanite gem stones within the next ten to twenty years, will be the only people known as original owners of these stones.  After that, they will be an heirloom to be treasured, and will undoubtedly be passed down to future generations. These gemstones are, at the very least, one thousand times more uncommon than a diamond.   According to experts, a tanzanite gem stone's chances of being found anywhere else in the world are one in a million.

 

Tanzanite gem stones/jewelry are definitely worth the investment.  Any form of tanzanite jewelry you purchase, such as a Tanzanite Pendant, Tanzanite Ring, Tanzanite Necklace, Tanzanite Bracelet, or some Tanzanite Earrings, would be a wise choice.  According to Wikipedia, “retail prices for top quality tanzanites were just $225 per carat in the year 2000, to $500 in early 2007, and have risen to $700 per carat as of May 2007.” The most fantastic and valuable pieces display an intense blue color--the deeper the better, and have the ability to show violet/purple and a splash (or flash) of red.

  

Treat your tanzanite gem stone well. The best way to clean it is with warm soapy water, not ultrasound. It is not as durable as some other gemstones, so you probably should not wear it while doing excessive physical activities. However, on those occasions that you are wearing it, your tanzanite gem stone displays that you are a self-confident, mature individual.

 

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TanzaniteParaiba International offers a large selection of stunning Tanzanite, Diamonds and loose gemstones as well as unique high quality rings, pendants, necklaces and much more. Visit Paraiba International today.

 

 

            

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