Oval Tanzanite Drop Earrings | 9ct Yellow Gold

Two oval tanzanites claw-set in 9ct yellow gold, hung from simple hook wires so they swing and catch the light. Natural tanzanite, in that deep violet-blue you don't get from any other stone.

The stones
Tanzanite: Natural, oval cut, 7 x 5mm
Metal: 9ct yellow gold
Setting: Four-claw, on hook wires

About tanzanite
Tanzanite is the blue-violet form of a mineral called zoisite, and it comes from just one place on earth: a few square kilometres of the Merelani Hills in northern Tanzania, under Mount Kilimanjaro. It was only found in 1967, which makes it a genuinely modern gem. Its trick is pleochroism: turn a stone and the colour shifts between blue, violet and a warmer plum, so a pair like this is never quite the same from one angle to the next. Because it's dug from a single deposit that won't ever be replaced, good tanzanite is reckoned to be far rarer than diamond. 

Hardness: around 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale
Birthstone: December

Come and see them in the cabinet at Craigieburn. Colour like this is always better in person. And if you'd like your own version, a different stone or setting, that's exactly what we do: start with a Bespoke Jewellery Design Consultation.