RARITY
Tanzanite's only known source in the world is a 4km strip ofland near Mount Kilimanjaro, northern Tanzania. his single, limited sourcerenders tanzanite at least a thousand times rarer than diamonds.
Tanzanite is 1 000 times rarer than diamonds. Tanzanite’s only known source in the world is along a 5km strip of land near Mount Kilimanjaro, northern Tanzania. This single, limited source renders tanzanite at least a thousand times more than diamonds. With only one known source to date, it is predicted that within the next 10 – 12 years no more gem quality tanzanite will be found.
COLOUR
Tanzanite is uniquely trichroic,which means that in its rough form, it radiates three different colours fromeach of its crystallographic axes: blue, violet and burgundy.
Tanzanite is uniquely trichroic. This means this magnificent semi-precious gemstone radiates three different colours from each of its crystallographic axes: blue, violet and red. Once cut and polished, tanzanite ranges from electric violets to vibrant blues, deep royals and rich indigos.
AFRICAN MYSTIQUE
Tanzanite's exclusively Africanheritage and the alluring narrative of its discovery have proved to be a uniqueselling feature.
Its geology is so unique that the chances of tanzanite occurring elsewhere in the world is unlikely. Tanzanite’s exclusively African heritage make it the perfect keepsake to remember your African vacation.
INVESTMENT VALUE
Quality for quality, tanzanite iscurrently about a third of the price of sapphire. This, compounded by itsexceptional rarity, has made tanzanite an investment stone of choice, and morelikely to increase in value as supply gets less.
Tanzanite continues to increase in value as supply decreases. Already, fewer and fewer gem-quality tanzanite are mined. There is no better time or place to purchase a unique African gemstone.
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