About tanzanite engagement rings

Tanzanite engagement rings can consist as tanzanite being used as a center stone or as accent stones to some other center gemstone. This particular gemestone has unique color due to its pleochroism. Consequently, it is very noticeable and tends to stand out when worn.

One advantage of tanzanite engagement rings is that, on a per carat basis it is considerably less expensive then the more popular diamond. Generally the most valuble tanzanite is neither to purple nor to blue but, tends to be more to the bluish shade with a hint of purple. It is also desirable to have deep saturation of that color. Tanzanite can be cut in all of the popular gemstone cutting styles and can be accommodated to the most conventional types of setting.

There is one big drawback to Tanzanite engagement rings that cannot be overlooked. Tanzanite is not as hard as diamond, sapphire, or ruby. So, when the surface acquires a number of scratches, it looses its luster, and will appear dull compared to when it was acquired new. The Tanzanite can be repolished so that the scratches are no longer visible. However, the stone needs to be taken out of the ring for this to be done, and weight is lost from the gemstone during this process.

The second disadvantage of using Tanzanite in an engagement ring is that tanzanite has perfect cleavage. This is a gemological term that refers to a tendency to split along straight lines. It is for this reason that tanzanite is considered to be a better gemstones for pendants, or rings that are worn less often then engagement rings.