| Tanzanite is one of the hottest gemstones | | | | This fact should not dissuade anyone from |
| available today and it is only going to gain in | | | | purchasing lighter colored tanzanite; it is still |
| popularity as it becomes more and more scarce. | | | | beautiful and valuable. |
| Oddly enough, many people still have not heard or | | | | The important thing to consider when choosing |
| seen this gemstone. Or perhaps they have seen it | | | | tanzanite jewelry is how it will be worn. It is not a |
| only to believe it was a sapphire or amethyst. | | | | very hard gemstone and so it needs to be worn |
| This is a common mistake since tanzanite can | | | | carefully. For this reason, many people choose to |
| range in color from a light purple to a very dark | | | | purchase tanzanite earrings and necklaces. Rings |
| purple and everything in between. I can assure | | | | and bracelets can suffer some damage since they |
| you however that tanzanite will be a gemstone | | | | come into contact with so many hard objects. |
| that everyone will know about very soon! | | | | Every woman has had one of those moments |
| Tanzanite can only be found in Northern Tanzania | | | | when she unwittingly slams her hand into a door, |
| which is obviously where the gem's name | | | | on a counter, or against a wall. Immediately, she |
| originated. Since it can only be found in such a | | | | checks her ring to make sure that it remained |
| small area, it is eventually going to become scarce. | | | | intact. It is a horrible feeling even when wearing a |
| After all, this is a non-renewable resource. Unless | | | | hard stone like diamonds. The fact is that a |
| tanzanite is discovered in other areas, the limited | | | | tanzanite ring may not withstand the beatings of |
| supply is going to eventually dwindle to nothing. | | | | everyday life. |
| This scarcity is causing the rising prices and rising | | | | As with every other gemstone, there are |
| popularity of tanzanite jewelry. As of yet, there is | | | | imitations being manufactured. These particular |
| no agreed upon grading for this specific gemstone. | | | | imitations are known as tanzanique. In addition, |
| However, it is commonly known that the darker | | | | there is a periwinkle colored cubic zirconia that is |
| the stone is, the more valuable it is. Those darker | | | | also being passed off as a tanzanite imitation. |
| stones are also the rarest. If you were to look in | | | | Tanzanite is one of the most beautiful gemstones |
| franchised jewelry stores, then you are likely to | | | | available today. Since we know that this is a |
| only find lighter colored jewelry. The more | | | | resource that will soon be diminished, we have the |
| expensive counterpart is reserved for high end | | | | ability to purchase our own share of this precious |
| jewelry that the majority of us cannot afford! | | | | gemstone. |