Kunzite 15X20-20X30mm Jagged Rough Collar - 15-16 Inch African Blue Opal Its chatoyant layers that create

Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light

where it gets its name

Due to its natural porosity

Natural topaz colors include rare and valuable yellow

Kunzite 15X20-20X30mm Jagged Rough Collar - 15-16 Inch African Blue Opal Its chatoyant layers that createKunzite was named after a former Tiffany & Co. vice president, famed mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz, who first catalogued the stone in 1902. It is a variety of the silicate Spodumene, and forms naturally as a glassy, transparent stone. It can be colorless, pink, lilac, yellow or green, with darker shades being higher in value. Kunzite is prone to fading in direct sunlight.