Huge natural Tanzanite gemstone 23.30 CTS www.puritygems.etsy.com

Giant sized sparkling 23.30 CTS natural blue Tanzanite gemstone originating Tanzania This measures approximately 19.2 x 14.8 x 10.0 mm and is cut into an oval shape.

This gem has a beautiful vibrant blue coloring with slight undertones of purple /violet. There is a great amount of transparency and the stone has been polished to a high sheen.

There is visible natural inclusions that can be seen, however several of them are beautiful rainbow inclusions that twinkle with rainbow colors.

This would make an excellent large piece of interesting jewelry or perhaps as a collection item. This is a great value for Tanzanite as it is considered more rare than diamonds, and is typically a more expensive variety of gemstone.

Tanzanite is considered one of the most rare gemstones in the world, and is known to be more rare than diamonds. It is estimated that the stone is up to 1000 times more rare than diamonds. It is only found in northern Tanzania near Mount Kilimanjaro. It is estimated by analysts that once the current supply runs out, the remaining pieces will be "heirloom" items.

Tanzanite belongs to the zoisite family of stones, and is the blue /violet variety. It is a trichroic stone, meaning it has the ability to show three different sets of color hues depending on the angle on which its viewed. It is also considered to be a birthstone of December.
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