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2.68 Ct. Tanzanite from Tanzania
This loose stone ships by Jan 4
Item ID: | K13235 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 10.29 Width: 7.4 Height: 5.67 |
Weight: | 2.68 Ct. |
Color: help | Violetish Blue |
Color intensity: help | Medium |
Clarity: help | Eye Clean |
Shape: help | Pear |
Cut: | Mixed Brilliant |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | Heat Treated |
Origin: help | Tanzania |
Per carat price: help | $284 |
A rare and refined example of Tanzanian beauty, this transparent 2.68 carat tanzanite presents a pear shape that evokes both classic elegance and modern allure. The violetish blue hue, of medium color intensity, rests perfectly between serene blue and royal violet, offering a versatile palette that flatters white metals as beautifully as warm gold. Measured at 10.29 x 7.40 x 5.67 mm, the gem carries an eye clean clarity when viewed at eye level, and an excellent polish that allows the surface to act as a perfect conduit for light. Heat treated to reveal its most vivid tones, this stone arrives as a statement of provenance and quality from Tanzania, a source renowned for producing the world most sought after tanzanite. The combination of size, color and clarity yields a presence that is immediately noticed, and impossible to forget.
What elevates this piece from a pretty gem to a jewel of consequence is the mixed brilliant cut executed in a pear outline, a design choice that amplifies every optical virtue the rough material holds. The mixed brilliant cut marries a faceted crown that captures light with a faceted pavilion that returns it as a cascade of scintillation, creating a lively interplay between flashes and color saturation. The pointed end of the pear gently channels light into the pavilion, intensifying color depth at the tip, while the rounded end broadens the table effect to reveal a serene component of the stone cool blue. This graduation of light and tone is the hallmark of a masterful cut, where each facet proportion and angle has been chosen to balance brilliance, fire and color. The result is a lively, living gem that changes character under different lights, offering bright scintillation in candlelight, lively flashes in daylight, and a mysterious violet glow in softer interiors. Presented by The Natural Gemstone Company, this tanzanite is not merely an acquisition, it is a declaration of discerning taste, an heirloom in waiting, and an object that confers distinction on the wearer.
