MAGIC OF TANZANITE

TANZANITE STONE :

As usual we all know about many different kind of stones and Tanzanite is a one of a kind of stones which stand similar like other stone but Its blue and violet colour makes it feel you different than any other colour stone. This really a very beautiful colour once you see it definitely touch your soul.

Tanzenite rough stone
Tanzanite color This particular stone is in a very limited area of  north Tanzania at mount Kilimanjaro which is in a approximately 7 km of area.  Generally a lot of things have been mentioned in different articles about Tanzenite stone and It is considered a  substitute colour stone of Blue sapphire which is very famous in western word.

TANZANITE BASIC INFORMATION:

Tanzanite is a blue and violet variety of the mineral Zoisite(a calcium Aluminium hydroxyl sorocilicate). Tanzanite name is derived on the name of Tanzania because of its source only in on north Tanzania Every colour stone has a hardness that is scaled on Moh's scale 6.5 hardness for Tanzanite. World most hardest stone diamond is "10" on Moh's scale. Tanzanite is also known as " December Birthstone".


Sorocilicate image
WHERE IT IS FOUND:
Tanzanite stone is only found in Tanzania and it was discovered in 1967. It has become the second most popular gem stone after sapphire.In the Guinness book of world record largest tanzanite stone listed size is 16839 carat rough one, (3.38 kg or 7.46 lb.) stone was mined in 2005.


ITS COLOUR RANGE:
The Mineral ZOISITE naturally occurs in a wide range of colours that include  colorless,grey, yellow,brown,pink,green,bluish and violet. Most of the stones are heat treated and that helps to change the different colours of the same mineral. Just like a Blue sapphires and Rubies both are same mineral just it has a colour difference.The deeper the colour of the Tanzanite is the more rare and sought after it becomes. 

Tanzanite color chart

The optical phenomenon,trichroism causes the Tanzanite to reflect three different colours from different angle blue-violet and red.Today all the gems is sold like "Tenzanite" have a blue colour that have been produced and enhance by heating. 

HEALING & BENEFITS
Some People believe the Tanzanite has healing power due to its ability to integrate and activate the energies. It helps in segregating emotions within your body ; With the help of tanzanite beads,they can surely control their emotions and balance them in the correct way.

It helps in hair issue, skin issue and psychological issues.It improves your intuition levels and it also helps in making your meditational practices successful.

CURRENT TANZANITE UPDATE:


Tanzanite map image

Due to trade restriction, tanzanite can only be bought and sold at government -run-trading hubs.Only two main hubs are open and an estimated less than 22,000 carats of all Tanzania mined gemstone has processed though these trading hubs for worldwide distribution.

The Tanzania government has also placed restriction on smaller scale tanzanite mining operations,Tanzanite continues to be in a high demand and unfortunately,due to these recent development,there may be an increase in the cos and a reduction in available Tanzanite for sale. 

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