Check out some interesting facts about the violet-blue beauty
Jumanne Mhero Ngoma, a resident of the Same District of Kilimanjaro discovered Tanzanite in the year 1967 in the Merelani Hills of Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Tanzanites are rare since they are mined only in a single location across the world, i.e., in Tanzania’s Simanjiro District in Manyara
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Tanzanite is a semi-precious variety of base mineral zoisite containing trace amount of vanadium
Source: themineral.ru
Tanzanites can be found in shades of royal blue, indigo and violet, exhibiting strong pleochroism
The credit goes to Tiffany & Co. for naming Tanzanite after the country of its origin, in 1968 when the stone was introduced to the public
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Tanzanites score between 6 and 6.5 on the Mohs hardness scale, feel free to wear them but with extra care
Tanzanite’s original brownish color transforms into the actual violet-blue hue only after undergoing natural or artificial heat treatment
Tanzanite was chosen as the December birthstone in 2002 by the American Gem Trade Association
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