Kunzite 10mm Round A-Grade - 15-16 InchKunzite was named after a former Tiffany & Co. vice president, famed mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz, who first catalogued the stone in 1902. It is a variety of the silicate Spodumene, and forms naturally as a glassy, transparent stone. It can be colorless, pink, lilac, yellow or green, with darker shades being higher in value. Kunzite is prone to fading in direct sunlight.

Like other forms of jasper it is a power

Unsealed granite may discolor when exposed to oil

was inspired by the stone and chose it for the interior decorations of Marlborough House in England

It is often thought of as an all to black stone

It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish-gray crystal

Azurite often occurs with green Malachite

It is believed to increase one’s metaphysical connection with the earth

orange and yellow colors in which it occurs

Ruby has long been considered one of the most beautiful and valuable gemstones on the planet

although the colors are much more muted

worshipped by the Incas

These inclusions are chromite