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Kunzite

Introduction
 

	Kunzite radiates pure Parisian chic, revealing delicate raspberry pinks, frosty lilacs, cool lavenders and hot fuchsia under the warm glow of incandescent light.
	Kunzite's subtle coloring is perfectly complimented by "décolleté" eveningwear, dreamy candlelight and tender blushes, hence its name "The Evening Gemstone".
Legends & Lore

Aside from their obvious physical beauty, pink gemstones possess potent metaphysical properties. Alternative healers use a multitude of pink gems in conjunction with the “Heart Chakra”. The 4th of 7 energy points that run the course of the human body, the “Heart Chakra” is believed to carry the emotional sensibilities of love and compassion.
 

Some believe that when the 4th Chakra is blocked we experience emotions such as anxiety, fear, anger and frustration. Healers use the properties of Pink gems like Pink Tourmaline and Kunzite to free the “Heart Chakra” from this negative energy.
 

This alternative approach of enhancing the “Power of Pink” is a viewpoint shared and supported by traditional methods of medicine and psychology.
 

“The color Pink causes the brain to send signals that reduce the secretion of adrenalin, reducing the heart rate and consequently dissipating states of extreme excitement such as anger.” Science Digest, 1980
 

Kunzite, discovered in California in 1902, was named after Tiffany’s chief gemologist, G.F. Kunz.
 

Kunz described this fairly robust pastel pink gemstone as having two distinct properties “Phosphorescence” where Kunzite, in this respect similar to diamonds, is observed to glow in a darkened room after it has been exposed to the sun’s ultra-violet rays and “Pleochroism”, showing two different colors when viewed from different directions.
 

These phenomena are best seen in larger sized gems set into Jewelry like pendants, drop and chandelier earrings and rings with open prong or bar settings that let light flow freely through them, accentuating Kunzites fire to full effect.
 

The lithium in Kunzite's chemical composition - LiAl (Si2O6), lithium aluminum silicate - gives it a wonderful pink-violet color that compliments either fall or spring wardrobes. It shows its color well in larger sizes.