What is the difference between sapphire and tanzanite?

Sapphire is essentially a corundum, which is actually the same mineral as ruby. The sapphire in the broad sense is not only the color of blue, but also pink, green and so on. Tanzanite is often confused because it is similar in color to sapphire. What is the difference between sapphire and tanzanite?

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Tanzanite appeared late, and was pushed to the jewelry market in the middle of the last century. The color of tanzanite is very beautiful, so it is liked by people. Many people can't tell the difference between sapphire and tanzanite. In fact, the unprocessed tanzanite has a distinct purple color, and it appears indigo after hot processing.

In fact, the difference between sapphire and tanzanite is great. Tanzanite has trichromatic properties and has different colors from different directions. The hardness of sapphire is second only to diamonds, while the hardness of tanzanite is very low, and it is easy to leave scratches on it. Sapphire production is very small, but tanzanite is mostly large particles, and the value is also very different. While sapphire is expensive, it has more impurities, unlike tanzanite, which is relatively clean and transparent.

There are a lot of unscrupulous businesses on the market today, with sub-generational excellence, fake jewels instead of real gems, and more and more fake techniques. Understanding the difference between these sapphires and tanzanite does not mean that you have the ability to identify jewelry. If you can't distinguish between true and false, you should send it to a special testing agency in time.

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