On Saturday, March 9, the Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum witnessed historical past written by Ruhr Bleu, a gemstone confirmed to be the world’s largest minimize tanzanite. (Courtesy of Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum)
PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — A Hillsboro-area museum has grow to be dwelling to the Guinness Book of World Records, because of a gem carving that really stands out above all else.
On Saturday, March 9, the Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum witnessed historical past written by Ruhr Bleu, a gemstone confirmed to be the world’s largest minimize tanzanite.
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Weighing a powerful 703.4 carats, this blue-purple sculpture was hand-carved by famend jewellery artist Naomi Sarna. Reflecting Sarna’s mineral mining upbringing, this gem embodies Sarna’s mastery of sunshine and shadow and inspiration from “sensual curves and flowing curls.”
The origins of L’Heure Bleu return to a couple years in the past when Sarna was invited to go to a tanzanite mine in Tanzania to pick tough stones to carve for a world competitors. The museum stated the Tanzanian authorities doesn’t permit the export of greater than 1 gram of tanzanite, forcing Sarna to start carving on the mine to acquire tough sufficient dimension.
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The appraisal course of was not a simple one, with professional witnesses Jessie English of JS English Appraisals and Madeline Sanders of Oregon Estate Jewelry weighing and inspecting the jewellery. Along with the verification of the Guinness jury, their seal of approval has earned this gem a worldwide honour.