Kunzite
Kunzite is a beautiful light to deep pink/lavender purple member of the spodumene family. It is trichoic— 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.

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