Stone Archive / 礦石檔案
Kunzite
Kunzite
Provenance (產地)
Madagascar
Concept
DRIED LAVENDER
MONTH
SEPTEMBER BIRTHSTONE
TRACE & NARRATIVE / 痕跡與敘事
Discovered in 1902 near San Diego, California. Named after George Frederick Kunz, gemologist to Tiffany & Co.
A variety of spodumene, its delicate violet-pink produced by trace manganese. But prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light causes the colour to fade. The more light it receives, the more it loses.
Found in Afghanistan, Madagascar, and Brazil—Afghanistan's Nuristan province yields particularly large crystals. Barely 120 years since discovery, still new in the world of gemstones. A colour that is not permanent. Handled carefully, for precisely that reason.
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES / 物理特性
- Strong light can fade the colour permanently — store out of sunlight
- Has strong cleavage — can split on hard impact
- Do not leave on windowsills, dashboards, or under display lights
SYMBOLIC INDEX / 象徵體系
Heart | Anahata, Crown | Sahasrara
Taurus, Libra
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROJECTION / 心理投射
Reopening — Trust — Tenderness
Restores circulation to the parts that closed after damage. Not forced — it waits for the moment of felt safety, then eases the tension. A slow thaw, not a sudden one.
SELECTOR'S NOTE / 選品手記
A circuit closed because of something that happened — maybe he knows which event, maybe he doesn't. This stone is not for force. I keep it for the moment a person feels safe enough to let something open by a fraction. Not hurried. Not imposed. Only when he's ready.
AVAILABLE IN STORE / 相關珠寶
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