Tanzanite Rocks

Think back five years ago. Chances are that you cringe in horror. Five years ago, my career plan was to become princess of the entire world. Sadly, I was in college at the time, not 5 years old. We change over time, so do our tastes in jewelry. Even if you still love your engagement ring, it might be nice to change the look of it. A good way to give your wedding set a makeover is to change the wedding band. If you have a white diamond ring, it will go with anything, so this week I will be featuring several tanzanite bands to makeover your wedding set. The first is this violet tanzanite and white diamond band in 14K White Gold. This ring has a retail price of $689.99 and is currently only $145.99 just click on the picture for more information.

 Alright, I’m continuing my series of “non ugly” tanzanite rings for men.  These rings are just not “non ugly” they are quite attractive.  I like the idea of using tanzanite in a wedding band because it is like true love, very hard to find.  Tanzanite is a great heirloom piece because the supply is estimated to run out in less than ten years.  This tanzanite ring is less than $700, and none of his friends will have anything like it. This is a 14K White Gold Men’s Ring featuring an 7X5mm emerald-cut shaped Tanzanite and fully faceted diamonds. This makes a great present for when you don’t know what to get him.

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First off I’d just like to point out that I’m so dedicated that I did math for my customers. It’s difficult to find the perfect ring. It’s very rare that the setting and stone in a ring are exactly what you had in mind. Custom jewelry is great, but it’s very expensive. A great alternative is to buy a diamond semi mount, pick out a stone that fits, and then have your jeweler set the ring. You finally get to design your own ring. For instance, the crown on this semi mount can be changed to accommodate any size or shape of gemstone.  I chose a round loose tanzanite.  This is a perfect way to get an engagement ring that no one else will have.  Click on the pictures for more great deals.

Picking between tanzanite for me is like choosing between my children. I don’t have children, but if I did, that was what it would feel like. Fine I’ll admit it, I have a favorite. I found this ring a few years ago and am still in love with it today. This is the picture I show people who don’t know what tanzanite is. It’s always love at first sight. I think this is the ultimate engagement ring. This ring is everything tanzanite should be, white gold and diamonds. The retail value is $1750 but you can buy it now for only $799.

 Most men’s jewelry is just not pretty.  It’s like men’s neck ties, they are either horrendously plain, or just plain horrendous.  A lot of men’s jewelry looks like a class ring or is just ugly.  So I’m featuring a few of my favorite men’s tanzanite pieces. This ring is a 14K Yellow Gold Men’s ring featuring a 7X5mm oval shaped Tanzanite and fully faceted diamonds. I think this would make the perfect wedding band because it is so unique, but has the traditional look of yellow gold.  Plus, it is less than $500, just click on the picture for more information.

 I’ve decided to not hate boys so much lately.  It must be hard to be a boy, always being wrong and everything.  So I’m trying to be nice and offer bling for men too.  Tanzanite is very rarely featured in men’s rings, but boys deserve sparklys too!  Not only are tanzanite rings for men difficult to find, but they also need to be bigger stones because men have bigger hands.  Men’s rings obviously use a lot more gold too.  Gold prices have risen to over $645 an ounce.  All these factors can make owning tanzanite for men out of many people’s reach.   I found a great deal on a tanzanite men’s ring for less than $500.  Click on the picture for more information. This is a 14K White Gold Mens Rings featuring a 7×5mm oval shaped Tanzanite and fully faceted diamonds. This would make an unusual wedding band.  I mean unusual in a “wow that’s amazing” way, not an unusual in “ohhh why would anyone pay good money for that” way.  So to recap this is sparkly and a great price for a men’s tanzanite ring. 

Here is another article on interesting tanzanite facts.  As always, my sarcastic interpretations are in blue. “Maasai tribesmen discovered Tanzanite in 1967, supposedly after lightning struck and caused a bush fire which heated the raw brown zoisite into the vivid blue-purple. Whether this is true or not is debatable.

Interpretation:  Lightning is not always bad, what a cool story, and a good analogy for life.  I don’t know how it’s a good analogy, just that it is.
Maasai tribes are also said to believe that Tanzanite is the stone of birth because of its blue colour, and they give tanzanite to their wives when they have their first children.

Interpretation:  Makes having kids a lot more fun.

In February 2006 TanzaniteOne Ltd. announced that they were moving forward with their marketing strategy to make Tanzanite “the” birthstone. They plan to market the rare gem as a stone one would give a child at birth, to celebrate new life.”

Interpretation:  Makes being born a lot more fun.

This article is licensed under the “GNU Free Documentation License“.  It uses material from the Wikipedia article “Tanzanite .”

With tanzanite becoming more and more rare, and more and more expensive, it becomes more and more difficult for most people to own it. That’s a lot of more’s. However, now is an important time to buy tanzanite because it’s a generational gemstone, meaning that it will only last for one generation, and that may only be a few more years before the supply is completely depleted. A good alternative is to combine tanzanite with another gemstone, such as blue topaz, opal, or amethyst. This helps cut down costs, and creates interest within the piece. For instance these blue topaz, diamond, tanzanite and 10kt white gold earrings are only $69.99. They have 6.00ctw of briolette cut blue topaz and round tanzanite with .06ctw round diamonds. Briolette is one of the hottest cuts in earrings right now.  Briolette cutting is when the stone is faceted on all sides. Click on the picture for more information.

Here is another article in my informative tanzanite series. My interpretations are in blue. “In June of 2003, the Tanzanian government introduced legislation banning the export of unprocessed tanzanite to India (like many gemstones, most tanzanite is cut in Jaipur). The ban has been rationalized as an attempt to spur development of local processing facilities, thereby boosting the economy and recouping profits. This ban was phased in over the next two years, until which time only stones over 0.5 grams were affected. This is a serious situation for the city of Jaipur, as one-third of its annual gem exports are of tanzanite. Some members of the industry fear the ban will set a precedent, leading Tanzania to ban the export of all raw gem material, including the country’s production of tsavorite, diamond and ruby. In April 2005, a company called TanzaniteOne Ltd. publicly announced that they had taken control of the tanzanite mine known as “C-Block”. Over the next year, this company established a De Beers-like control over the tanzanite market. This is the first time that a colored gemstone has been controlled in this way. ”

Interpretation:  Now tanzanite is not only a one source gemstone, it is also being controlled by basically one company, and is no longer allowed to be cut by the world renowned gem cutters of India.

This article is licensed under the “GNU Free Documentation License“.  It uses material from the Wikipedia article “Tanzanite .”

This would make a great tanzanite engagement ring. This ring  is in 14kt White Gold with 1.10ct  of tanzanite and .17ctw of diamonds ring. How much do you think it is? Go on guess. It’s only $799. This is a great investment because a. it’s a great price and b. tanzanite has consistently gone up in value. If you buy it, or anything from Jewelry Television, or as its otherwise known ACNtv, before July 31, use coupon code DISCJYAF15 for 15% off. Just click on the picture to check out their great selection of jewelry.