Blue Green Tanzanite

The name tanzanite is used for a color variety of zoisite that ranges from blue to bluish purple to bluish violet.

Blue green tanzanite. Tanzanite is the blue and violet variety of the mineral zoisite a calcium aluminium hydroxyl sorosilicate caused by small amounts of vanadium. Green tanzanite is actually a green zoisite. Igi certified 5 grade d block aaaaa tanzanite oval bluish violet 1 250 00. The blue variety of the mineral zoisite is called tanzanite.

Tanzanite showing a noticeble green component will be worth significantly less. Tanzanite belongs to the epidote mineral group. From shop grangem. Before the discovery of tanzanite the known varieties of zoisite made little impact on the gem market.

The trade has taken to calling other colors of gem quality zoisite fancy tanzanite or the color followed by the name tanzanite hence green tanzanite. So clarity is rarely a problem with tanzanite. About twenty years ago vivid green tanzanite hit the market for a very short time. The saturation is also highly variable with some stones quite pale.

But the color range can be quite wide since tanzanite occurs in gold green and violet as well as blue. Discovered in the shadow of mt. Tanzanite is classified as a type i gemstone by gia meaning that tanzanite specimens are normally eye clean. This material was similar in color to chrome tourmaline and was very attractive and quite valuable.

Material that is available today has a mix of yellow and or blue with the green and is not as desirable or as valuable. The mineral zoisite naturally occurs in a wide range of colors that include colorless gray yellow brown pink green blue and violet. In fluorescent light they may appear more violet or amethyst like. Tanzanite is only found in tanzania in a very small mining area approximately 7 km 4 3 mi long and 2 km 1 2 mi wide near the mererani hills.

For richly colored aaa tanzanite 1ct is approximately worth 300 425 per carat. 3 carats and up will reach 650 750 per carat. Kilimanjaro in 1967 tanzanites show both dramatic color change and pleochroism in natural light tanzanites can appear an almost sapphire blue. Although some refer to these colors as pink and green tanzanite gia calls them pink and green zoisite.

In rare cases zoisite is found in pink and green as well as blue to violet. The current price and value for tanzanite changes based on the weight. Favorite add to 1 94ct pear shape untreated green tanzanite from tanzania grangem. Make offer rare fancy green tanzanite gem natural zoisite tanzania untreated blue bi color 7 32 ct.

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