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Tanzanite is only found in Simanjiro District of Manyara Region in Tanzania, in a very small mining area approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) long and 2 km (1.2 mi) wide [4] near the Mererani Hills. [5] Tanzanite is noted for its remarkably strong trichroism, appearing alternately blue, violet and burgundy depending on crystal orientation. [6]
Small-scale Tanzanian miner Saniniu Laizer struck a rare-gem lottery for the third time this summer, unearthing a 14-pound hunk of tanzanite worth $2 million. In June he had mined two stones ...
They have the ability to purchase large amounts of rough and have wholesale and retail distribution networks in place to facilitate the sale of loose tanzanite and finished jewellery. In August 2013 TanzaniteOne [4] announced they had opened an online boutique, www.tananiteoneonline, which sold tanzanite gemstones and tanzanite set gold ...
Jumanne Mhero Ngoma was born in the Same District, Kilimanjaro and relocated to the then-Arusha Region of Tanzania at an early age. [2]In January 1967, at the age of 28, Ngoma discovered tanzanite at the Mirerani hills in the Kiteto district of the then Arusha Region (presently Manyara Region).
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Citrine “A powerful gemstone crystal in a range of deep yellows, oranges, and yellow-cream-white, the citrine gemstone is said to bring abundance and wealth into one’s life,” Salzer says.
Bridges, originally from Scotland, lived in Kenya with his family and regularly mined for rare gemstones with his son Bruce Bridges. [2] The discovery of the green variety of garnet known as tsavorite and the importation of tanzanite into the west solidified his reputation and led to a consultancy with Tiffany & Co. in 1973. [3
The altered ore type contains coarse flakes of graphite, often associated with tsavorite and tanzanite. A phosphate mine, in the north, near Minjingu stopped production in the 1990s before rehabilitation got underway in the mid-2000s. Because of its high growth economy, cement for building construction is an important natural resource.