Kunzite 8mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch 30+mm They are all varieties of

They are all varieties of the mineral corundum

" an allusion to the moon-like white reflections of the mineral or to the quality of the light transmitted from the stone

according to the Mohs hardness scale

It's soft chatoyancy is reminiscent of the moon's light

Kunzite 8mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch 30+mm They are all varieties ofKunzite 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.