A true Tanzanite Stone can be flawless or it can be heavily inclusion-bearing. Its quality, value, and price are deeply influenced by its degree of clarity. Therefore, it is important to understand the different terms used in the industry and what you might find in tanzanite. See image of enhanced tanzanite inclusions. In general, the larger the tanzanite crystal in the same quality, the rarer it is. This is because the larger crystals took longer to grow, and given that tanzanite can take over 500 million years to form. Carat weight becomes important in quality pieces. An exceptional 3-carat investment-grade color with high clarity is always much rarer and more valuable than a 10-carat B-grade color with inclusions.

While real, natural tanzanite is actually rarer than diamonds, it costs much less. If you consider that a good 5 carat Diamond can cost anywhere from $95,000 per carat in the market, center, site, store, and gallery of natural tanzanite while a very good 5 carat tanzanite It will be in the $780-$1,300 range (depending on where you buy), giving you a good idea of the disparity.

Tanzanite is very sensitive to thermal shock and also very fragile, so you must be very careful in its maintenance. If your gem needs to be washed, you can wash it with soap and water (neither cold nor warm - the same temperature as the environment). and then dry it.