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2.65-Carat Oval Tanzanite
2.65-Carat Oval Tanzanite
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Tanzanite is relatively new to the world of colored stones. As the most common story of the tanzanite mining boom goes, in 1967 a Masai tribesman stumbled upon a cluster of highly transparent, intense violet-to-blue crystals weathering out of the earth in Merelani, an area of northern Tanzania. He alerted a local fortune hunter named Manuel D'Souza, who quickly registered four mining claims.
D’Souza hoped that he’d been shown a new sapphire deposit. Instead, the deposit contained one of the newest of the world’s gems.
Tanzanite is the violet blue to blue violet variety of the mineral zoisite. It is mined commercially only in one area of the world: the Merelani Hills of Tanzania, which is where it gets its name.
Cool lighting like daylight equivalent fluorescent will emphasize tanzanite's blue, while warm lighting like incandescent will make it appear more violet-to-purple.
Specifications:
Color: Light to Medium Violet-Blue
Clarity: VVS
AGTA Enhancement Code: H: Heating
Gemstone Origin: Merelani, Tanzania
Gem Carat Weight: 2.65ct
Length (mm): 9.8
Width (mm): 8
Gemstone Shape: Oval
Original Faceter (Cutter): Unknown
