Available for sale !!! No filter / Emrald cut Beauty Unheated purple Spodumene is one of Rarest Material in this Size which is very rare and top color. Dm or pm me if interested. Note: After Heat it will Become nice pink color. 77.20 Carats/ 27 x 23 x 15 mm / unheated / patrock mine Afghanistan. Don’t miss this Beauty. Thanks Interesting Facts about Kunzite Stones Kunzite Gemstone is popular as so-called Evening Gemstone. Kunzite is the trade name of of the lithium-rich, heat-sensitive, highly pleochroic pink variety of spodumene, a pyroxene species that was first described by Portuguese-Brazilian mineralogist José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763-1838). History of Kunzite Kunzite is the pink to light violet gemstone. This is variety of Pyroxene mineral spodumene. Spodumene is a lithium aluminum inosilicate. It was first discovered in USA. Its name was given on name after George Frederick Kunz (1856 - 1932), an American mineralogist and the former vice president and buyer for Tiffany & Company. He was popular mineralogist and gemologist. He is the first person who described the Kunzite stone in 1902. Facts about Kunzite Mineral: Spodumene Chemical composition: LiAlSi2O6 Color: Pink-violetish purple, light-intense Refractive index: 1.660 to 1.676 Birefringence: 0.014 to 0.016 Specific gravity: 3.18 Mohs hardness: 6.5 to 7.00 KUNZITE BIRTHSTONES & ANNIVERSARIES Kunzite is also considered to be an alternate birthstone for February apart from Amethyst stone. Recently, kunzite has been regarded as highly desirable gemstone. Having pink to purple hue, Kunzite comes in large crystals with a small inclusions. Locations of Kunzite Kunzite is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, and the U.S. (California, and Maine). #kunzitecrystalcrystal#kunzites#kunzite#crystal#gems#gemstones#denvergemshow#gemscollector#mineralshow#crystalcollection#crystalhealing#mineralscollector#gemscollector#mineralshow#rockshop#rockshow#geologypage#geologyrocks#geology#rocks#rockcrystal#rock#rockstone#rockspecimen#rocklovers#paprok#finemineral#fineminerals#gemology#mineralcollecting#gemporn#mineralmuseum https://www.instagram.com/p/CPTBbO-h6NH/?utm_medium=tumblr
