Pear Cut Tanzanite

An Elegant Flash OF Blue  

A pear shaped Tanzanite that moves like light itself.

Graceful, rare, and impossible to ignore. 

Tanzanite is found in only one place on earth: the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. This stone carries singular origin in every facet a color profile that shifts from deep violet to electric blue depending on the light, evoking the memory of moonlight over the skies.

 It is a stone that demands to be looked at twice.

Cut By An Artist

Cut by Lapidary Artist Jesse James, This pear cut was done with intention honoring the stone's optical character and maximizing the brilliance, fire, and light performance that tanzanite at its finest cutting can display.

This Tanzanite has been expertly heat treated the industry-standard process used to unlock the full depth of color that tanzanite is celebrated for. Heat treatment transforms the stone's natural brownish trichroism into the vivid violet-blue hues that define fine tanzanite, and is a permanent, stable enhancement universally accepted in the gemstone trade. 

The result is a stone that lives and breathes, catching light from every angle with intention.

Gemstone Details

• Species: Tanzanite (Blue Zoisite)
• Color: Violet-Blue
• Origin: Tanzania
• Treatment: Heat Treated
• Cut: Pear
• Size: 7.20 x 5.25 x 3.12 mm
• Weight: 0.660 carats

Why Tanzanite?

Tanzanite is named for its singular origin the Merelani Hills of northern Tanzania and is coveted for a color that exists nowhere else in the natural world.

Tanzanite is trichroic and naturally can display blue, violet, and burgundy simultaneously depending on the viewing angle, a phenomenon driven by the precise alignment of vanadium trace elements within the zoisite crystal structure during formation. Heat treatment is the accepted standard for tanzanite, used to stabilize and intensify this extraordinary color play making the vibrant blue-violet colors it is famous for.

Whether set as a centerpiece in a bespoke ring or preserved as a fine loose stone, this Tanzanite is a singular acquisition for the discerning collector who values authenticity and rarity above all.

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY

Photos are taken with great care to show the gemstone how it actually looks in everyday lighting changes and different environments using natural sunlight and studio lighting; In addition to using bases like white paper, and various metals for contrast. Photos are taken with a XD3500 Macro Lens that can pickup imperfections that are invisible to the unaided eye. AI models are generated to showcase the gemstones possibilities for jewelry design and are not to be used for scale.