Morganite has become increasingly popular for its mesmerizing beauty and the unique color.
It's a most popular semi-precious gemstone highly recognized for its flawless pink and orange color.
Morganite is also known as "pink beryl" and sometimes also referred to as "pink emerald".
Madagascar became the first source of gem morganite, other commercial deposits were later found in Afghanistan, Brazil, Mozambique, Namibia, and the USA.
What is Morganite?
Simply put, Morganite is the name of an orange to pink gemstone that has significantly grown in popularity since 2010.
It is the pinkish-orange variety of beryl, which is a mineral that includes the likes of emerald and aquamarine.
It is the next most colored gemstone which is popularly used as a center stone in engagement rings today, after the sapphire.
Morganite's Color
This pink gemstone’s subtle color that ranges from slightly yellowish orange, to orange, to orangy pink, to pink, to slightly purplish pink comes from traces of manganese.
Most morganite has a natural color that is very light, the gems are usually quite large and display the finest colors.
Morganite is a pleochroic gem with slightly different colors when viewed from different directions.
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Morganite's Durability
In terms of durability, morganite is relatively hard, having a Mohs hardness of 7.5 to 8 which makes morganite an excellent stone for use in engagement rings.
The gemstone is hard enough to resist moderate wear relatively free of inclusions and fractures.
This is something that makes it a more durable gem than emerald when used in jewelry.
Morganite is not closely as strong as diamonds, and costs roughly ten times less.
Morganite Meaning
Morganite is often associated with a sense of innocence, sweetness, love and romance due to its soft pink hue.
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Around the world, it is also a symbol of healing and promise and is one of the most popular gemstones used in engagement rings, and the pink hue is love in gem form.
It does not have the generations of lore and centuries of mysticism that some gems have as it was only discovered within the last 120 years.
Morganite Mineralogy
Morganite is usually found in Afghanistan, Brazil, Madagascar, Italy, Nigeria, and the United States.
It is often linked to a byproduct of mining Granite, Mica, or Feldspar, but also sometimes related to lithium mining.
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It is most likely to be found in small veins or on the walls of cavities. Some of the transparent Morganites used in jewelry are heat-treated to bring out a more vivid color.
Morganite is a versatile gem famous in the fashion industry, the wearers of Morganite attain unconditional love and patience while reducing ego and temper.
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