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In addition to fancy colored diamond, there are a lot of precious colored gemstones. The charm of gem comes from nature, which gives wonderful mystery to gems. The various colors of gem witness the magic of nature. Spodumene is favored by jewelry designers for its noble colors; it also enjoys the reputation of “night jewelry star”. Maybe this kind of jewelry is not familiar to you, but it really has tremendous glamour. Some guidelines will be introduced to help you to get clear knowledge about this kind of precious stone. Spodumene is also one of the few gems, which has more than one name. Purple spodumene contains manganese and presents like a lavender lilac, it is discovered by Dr.Kong and then became a gem. It is also called Kunz. In 1800 in North Carolina, a mining worker found in his jobs the blue-green spodumene. This kind of spodumene has relatively stable color, high value but very rare. It is named after its discoverer Hidden stone. The other gems of yellow, green are collectively referred to as spodumene. How to choose spodumene? Generally from three factors to consider the spodumene value: First is color: The most common color of spodumene on the current market is lighter color, but unfortunately its color is not stable, if exposed to strong light or high temperature, the color will soon fade. This is because of the habits of crystallization of spodumene. So the color is more intense, the internal us purer. It has more value for collection, and the color if more stable. Second factor is incision: The spodumene has a character of tri-color, which refers to that it has different colors from different directions to observe. The kunzite can display purple, pink and nude from different angles. Jewelry cutters will cut and polish the precious gemstone from the directions of people’s favorite color. So the product with pure and thick countertop, translucent inward and perfect alignment facet is the best. As for its collection and maintenance, first is to avoid intense ultraviolet radiation. The color of spodumene is unstable, once received UV radiation or strong hear for a long time, it will leads to color fading. If you go travelling to island or reach high temperature place, it is better to take spodumene jewelry from your body. But if you attend banquet or party, it will make you become charming and attractive. The other guideline involves in the fact is that spodumene is easy to split along cleavage with intense impact by external force. Cleavage refers to different crystallographic orientation of gem leads to its directional mechanical property. So when you keep it in jewelry box, avoid the occurring of drop impact. Spodumene has two sets of cleavage, which makes it fragile. So it is appropriate to choose package inlay with memory wire. Purple is noble and mysterious, K gold with warm color can better bring out its luxury and generous. Like pearl beads, spodumene also gives people a feeling of elegant and poised. It is also a good choice for females as ornaments.
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