# Is Tanzanite Viable In An Engagement Ring?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tanzanite-viable-in-an-engagement-ring/618388
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [April 10, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tanzanite-viable-in-an-engagement-ring/618388 "2012-04-10T17:43:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tanzanite-viable-in-an-engagement-ring/618388/61 "2012-07-18T20:51:57Z")

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Mazel tov, you crazy kids! 🙂

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### Author: ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tanzanite-viable-in-an-engagement-ring/618388/62 "2012-07-18T21:47:42Z")

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🙂

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### Author: ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tanzanite-viable-in-an-engagement-ring/618388/63 "2012-07-19T00:44:06Z")

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> [@Hello\_Again](#):
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> I do not wear diamonds and never will. They are ugly, a waste of money, and in many cases a chunk of pure evil.

I refuse anything to do with natural diamonds, though I would consider a lab created diamond. [but then again, I also don’t wear rings, I use crutches and I find rings and crutches very uncomfortable, and forget rings and my wheelchair.]

I am rather fond of tanzanite though. I have a lovely tiny frog set with a small cab of tanzanite =)

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### Author: ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tanzanite-viable-in-an-engagement-ring/618388/64 "2012-07-19T00:59:45Z")

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Diamonds? Sapphires? Tanzanite? Pfft, unless you can produce a bona-fide philosopher’s stone you’re no better than scum in my book.

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### Author: ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tanzanite-viable-in-an-engagement-ring/618388/66 "2015-03-31T13:16:30Z")

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I’m not sure it’s legal to marry a zombie.

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