• Color: Medium Dark Slightly Greyish Bluish-Green

• Clarity: Eye Clean

• Origin: Tanzania

• Cut: Square Cushion

• Treatments: None

• Measurements: 5.9 mm

Long overdue attention is now being paid to the so-called ‘fancy Tanzanites,’ or more correctly, Zoisites of a different color. The range is quite broad with yellows, greens, pinks and scales of all the above. From a recent selection this one caught our eye - a very successful gem with a fine mix of colors - this is not the very low end heated greenish-purples that are often encountered but a fine unheated stone with a subtle and unique mix that imparts a teal appearance. We saw a few of these offered in a second parcel at ridiculous prices, but what the dealer did have correct is their rarity - we almost never see this particular hue. Great cutting and clean, a one-off we happened to find.

$495 / carat - $584 total