Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the founder of La Patiala, the luxury encyclopedia. One of December’s birthstones — the other is turquoise — tanzanite is one ...

Supermodel Roshumba Williams will dazzle in 100-carats of tanzanite jewelry crafted by El Paseo Jewelers on the CMA Awards ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. December babies are anything but boring, so it's appropriate that the ...

Have you ever wondered what the hardness of tanzanite is? But before that, let’s understand what a Tanzanite is. It’s a pretty blue-violet gem that belongs to the mineral group. Think about strolling ...

As gemstones go, tanzanite is one of the newest kids on the block and quickly becoming one of the most popular as well. Discovered in 1967 near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, tanzanite was rated the ...

Jewelry retailers nationwide have halted the sale of tanzanite because of reports the gem is connected to terrorist activity financed by Osama bin Laden. Major retailers like Zales, Wal-Mart, ...

The jewelry industry has always been shaped by scarcity, beauty, and the occasional stroke of geological luck. For centuries, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds held their positions as the ...

A South African mining company, Africa Gemstone Mining, or AFGEM, has commended the Tanzanian government’s recent move to bring its tanzanite industry directly under central government control. Until ...

QVC Inc. suspended sales of tanzanite on its Web site, its television program and in retail outlets after a recent Wall Street Journal article raised possible links between tanzanite smuggling and ...