Kunzite 4mm Round Faceted AA Grade - 15-16 Inch Artistic Stone The addition of the rhodium

The addition of the rhodium plating not only protects these from oxidation but also highlights the Widmanstätten pattern

which dramatically complement the blue in irregular

Madagascar

often occurring with inclusions of white

and as a source of colorful mother-of-pearl

Kunzite 4mm Round Faceted AA Grade - 15-16 Inch Artistic Stone The addition of the rhodiumKunzite 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.