topic Re: Tanzanite in Jewelry

Tanzanite

Kachina624 — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:25:18 GMT

Wouldn't you love to have this to have it cut into a huge beautiful stone for a piece of jewelry?

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Mz iMac — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:29:36 GMT

Looks like a fossil in the middle of it.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:11:19 GMT

@Mz iMac. I think it's just an inclusion.

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cheriere — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:22:58 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Wouldn't you love to have this to have it cut into a huge beautiful stone for a piece of jewelry?

YES!!! I love tanzanite! Now that it's considered a birthstone for December I have an excuse to buy more of it lol.❤️

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on the bay — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:32:42 GMT

That is really beautiful. Tanzinite is one of my favorites but it is so hard to find one that looks like it should- a deep purple blue.

The ones they've shown on QVC are like a light to somewhat darker amethyst all the while saying how top grade etc etc. I ordered a ring once they showed that on air looked promising but it was a washed out very light purple blue.

I have seen some uncut stones from different sites that look like the one shown but smaller. And they are very expensive. I'm always happy to see some that actually look like what tanzinite is supposed to.

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cheriere — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:45:46 GMT

I bought myself a few tanzanites. The first I bought in England. The second was purchased from ShopLC. It was featured in a rare gem show.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 23:20:42 GMT

@cheriere wrote:
I bought myself a few tanzanites. The first I bought in England. The second was purchased from ShopLC. It was featured in a rare gem show.

Those are gorgeous. I'm sure they are AAAA stones. I have ring and matching pendant from Shoplc. AAAA. I love that set. At some point, I will find the earrings I want.

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cheriere — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:11:52 GMT

@chrystaltree Thank you so much.😊. I just love them. It's a shame I don't go out enough to really get to wear them that often. Lots of times I'll just wear different pieces around the house lol. I'd like to have some earrings too, but I'm gonna have to wait a bit lol.

Tthey were sold as AAA stones, but the sellers said they thought AAAA was what they actually were. My local jeweler said the same.

I think the older pieces are deeper in color. They still sell some of the "Block D", but for the most part the lighter color like you mentioned is what's out there.

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Enufstuff — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:16:07 GMT

@cheriere Those rings are fabulous!

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SaveTheTurtles — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:28:20 GMT

It's interesting to see the various shades of tanzanite. My ring is a lighter purple than the big stone pictured. And it appears at least in the pictures that @cheriere rings are more to the blue side. All beautiful!

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cheriere — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:48:43 GMT

@SaveTheTurtles Thank you 😊. I think all shades of tanzanite are beautiful. I have another picture of the second ring that shows some flashes of the purple. I think it depends on the lighting too. That's why I took them outdoors. I have another ring and a tennis bracelet that are lighter and show more purple.

@Enufstuff Thank you so much 😊. I really do love tanzanite.

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SaveTheTurtles — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:01:19 GMT

@cheriere wrote:
@SaveTheTurtles Thank you 😊. I think all shades of tanzanite are beautiful. I have another picture of the second ring that shows some flashes of the purple. I think it depends on the lighting too. That's why I took them outdoors. I have another ring and a tennis bracelet that are lighter and show more purple.

@Enufstuff Thank you so much 😊. I really do love tanzanite.

That is a gorgeous ring. Mine is not that large. The tanzanite is a triangle cut along with baguette and round diamonds. Bought it in the Virgin Islands about 25 years ago.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:31:44 GMT

@cheriere wrote:
@chrystaltree Thank you so much.😊. I just love them. It's a shame I don't go out enough to really get to wear them that often. Lots of times I'll just wear different pieces around the house lol. I'd like to have some earrings too, but I'm gonna have to wait a bit lol.

Tthey were sold as AAA stones, but the sellers said they thought AAAA was what they actually were. My local jeweler said the same.

I think the older pieces are deeper in color. They still sell some of the "Block D", but for the most part the lighter color like you mentioned is what's out there.

I often wear my good jewelry around the house. It makes me happy. One day last week I decked myself out on my good pearl jewelry and I kept looking at myself all day. Lol.

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candys mine — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:35:17 GMT

I remember when the Standard for tanzanite was to be a deep blue stone with purple/red flashes. The paler pieces were lesser quality. Move on a few years and whaddya know All shades of tanzanite are great. Marketing, gotta love it.

I have one small stone of the darker color. I'm not loving the softer shades.

But I do think that the pale Tanzanite seems to somehow have more sparkle to it than most other stones of the same size and cut. so that's a plus.

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alice87 — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:20:54 GMT

It is mostly heat treated, and it becomes all shades of blue.

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wagirl — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:01:37 GMT

That stone in that size, would probably be a hefty down payment on a house!! The finished stone would be alot smaller but that color---amazing!! I have a few stones I bought years ago when it was first brought to the public--not as intense as the one here but a pretty, dark blue- purple color.