Jungle cut Tanzanite

Tanzanite is a beautiful gem made popular by Tiffany. It is very delicate and does not suit most peoples everday wear..

The gem is set as low as possible with the culet (bottom point) of the gem almost down on the finger.

A conventionally cut peridot next to the “Jungle cut” Tanzanite.

DR1165
7.5 x 5.8 mm oval cut Tanzanite
Palladium Sterling Silver

Comments:

This gem has been owned by my customers for many years now and was purchased at a charity auction in Africa.

I once heard a gem merchant refer to roughly cut gems as “jungle cut” which has stuck in my memory. Not politically correct today I am guessing.

Most of the gems cut today are very uniform but when gem is cut in a rough manner or one that works around flaws, we can end up with a very irregular cut like this gem. That is certainly the case with his gemstone as you can see in the third photo.

The irregularity of the cut, the extra depth and lopsided shape in the pavilion, caused a lot of issues in the making of what appears like a simple ring. I will write an article about it in the future.