Tanzanite 18kt Giulia Ring

This deeply saturated 5.80ct tanzanite showcases both rich blue and purple, with bits of red which "pop" at certain angles. The perfectly cut gem flashes and dazzles in its luxuriously elaborate mounting.

"Giulia" features an intricate and lacy design finished in exquisitely engraved details. A third of a carat of diamonds surrounds the exquisite center tanzanite. This ring was handmade and Florentine engraved in Florence, Italy.

• 5.80ct Tanzanite
• 0.33ct Diamonds
• 18kt Gold
• ring size is 6.25
• product number: TZ-18.2
• made in Italy by Cynthia Scott Jewelry

TANZANITE

Tanzanite was discovered in the Merelani Hills (at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania) in 1967, and this remains the only place in the world this unique gemstone is found. Tanzanite is a variety of the mineral zoisite, and there is lively debate in the gemstone community whether the word tanzanite should be used to describe all gem quality zoisite from Tanzania, or exclusively in reference to blue-violet zoisite.

Tanzanite crystals exhibit strong pleochroism, which means that distinctly different colors are shown as you turn the stone to different angles. The finished color of the gemstone (generally blue or violet) depends on how a cutter orients the original material. At Cynthia Scott Jewelry, we seek out stones which exhibit both blue and violet with flashes of red; for us, this pleochroism is one of the properties which makes tanzanite so special.

Tanzanite crystals are initially sorted based on the intensity of color saturation; this is a gem in which the deepest saturations of color are the most highly prized. Interestingly, tanzanite is one of a handful of gems which requires larger body size in order to achieve the lush and velvety saturated tones for which it is famous.

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