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Tanzanite from Tanzania  “As recently as 1967 a beautiful new gemstone was discovered in the upper part of the Umba valley near the Usumburu Mountains of Tanzania. It was found to be a blue variety of zoisite and was named tanzanite after the country in which it was located”.  by World’s Finest Minerals and Crystals

Tanzanite from Tanzania 

“As recently as 1967 a beautiful new gemstone was discovered in the upper part of the Umba valley near the Usumburu Mountains of Tanzania. It was found to be a blue variety of zoisite and was named tanzanite after the country in which it was located”. 

by World’s Finest Minerals and Crystals

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania by Dan Weinrich

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania

by Dan Weinrich

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania by John Betts

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania by John Betts

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania by John Betts

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania by John Betts

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania by John Betts

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania by John Betts

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