Kunzite
Kunzite is a
beautiful light to deep pink/lavender purple member of
the spodumene family. It is trichoicâ displaying different
colors from different angles.
Kunzite
was named for George Kunz, who in the latter part of
the 19th century was chief gem buyer for Tiffany & Co.
and a pioneered of the science now known as gemology.
Top kunzite
can give enduring beauty equal to that of Ceylonese
pink sapphire and Brazilian pink topaz. And, larger
sizes are readily available since it is quite common
for this species to produce stones of over 50 carats!
It is important to bear in mind, however, that kunzite
requires an understanding of its unusual characteristics.
Care should
be exercised not to subject the gem to hot lights which
can, and do, cause the color to pale. Perhaps the best
way to avoid fading is to consider kunzite to be more
of an evening gem.
Kunzite
is found mainly in Afghanistan and Brazil.
