This unisex, edgy and very trendy ring was featured in the Jewelry Gallery section of Jewelers of America's website. 8.99ct Tanzanite Cabochon set in blackened silver. For more information, please follow this link: http://www.jic.org/index.php?page=design-gallery
Tanzanite was formed approximately 585 million years ago, yet this remarkable treasure remained hidden beneath the earth’s surface until just 47 years ago (1967), when according to local tribesmen, a Maasai herding his cattle in Tanzania stumbled upon some crystals on the ground. While the exact story of Tanzanite’s discovery remains a mystery, Maasai communities have built their own legends about the miraculous find. They explain how the land was set ablaze by a bolt of lightning and believe that it was the heat from this 'magic fire in the sky' that transformed the crystals on the ground into shimmering...
I’ve been saying this for years, but in a recent article, JCK Magazine, Editor and Chief, Victoria Gomelsky, confirmed my assertion that tanzanite is in fact the new black! The article documents Gomelsky’s afternoon with Orange is the New Blacks actress, Kate Mulgrew as she selects a tanzanite cocktail ring by Takat to complete her 2014 Emmy ensemble. Other celebrities seen donning the blue beauty this season include Sarah Jessica Parker, Beyonce and Penelope Cruz. In addition to boutique designers like Kaali Designs, big name designers are also responding to this surge in demand for tanzanite. Reference: JCK Article