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2. DISCOVER THE MYSTIQUE OF TANZANITE A
COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
• TANZANITE IS A UNIQUE AND RARE GEMSTONE THAT IS
REVERED FOR ITS DEEP BLUE TO VIOLET HUES. THIS
BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE IS FOUND ONLY IN ONE LOCATION
ON EARTH, THE MERELANI HILLS OF TANZANIA. IN THIS
ARTICLE, WE WILL EXPLORE THE HISTORY, PROPERTIES,
AND VALUE OF TANZANITE AND WHY IT IS A GEMSTONE
THAT IS WORTH INVESTING IN.

3. THE HISTORY OF TANZANITE
• TANZANITE WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN 1967 BY A LOCAL
MAASAI TRIBESMAN NAMED ALI JUUYAWATU. HE STUMBLED
UPON A CLUSTER OF BLUE STONES WHILE HERDING
CATTLE NEAR THE MERELANI HILLS. THE STONES WERE
LATER IDENTIFIED AS A NEW VARIETY OF ZOISITE,
WHICH WAS NAMED TANZANITE.

4. TANZANITE WAS INITIALLY
• NTRODUCED TO THE
INTERNATIONAL MARKET IN 1969 BY TIFFANY CO, WHO
RECOGNIZED ITS UNIQUE BEAUTY AND POTENTIAL AS A
GEMSTONE. SINCE THEN, TANZANITE HAS BECOME
INCREASINGLY POPULAR AND IS OFTEN USED IN
HIGH-END JEWELRY.

5. COLOR OF TANZANITE
• THE COLOR OF TANZANITE IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT DETERMINE ITS VALUE. THE
MOST DESIRABLE COLOR IS A DEEP BLUE WITH A HINT
OF VIOLET, KNOWN AS "VELVET BLUE." TANZANITE THAT
HAS A BLUE-GRAY COLOR IS CONSIDERED TO BE OF
LOWER QUALITY, WHILE STONES WITH A YELLOW OR
BROWN TINT ARE THE LEAST VALUABLE.

6. PROPERTIES OF TANZANITE
• TANZANITE IS A VARIETY OF ZOISITE MINERALS WITH
THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CA2AL3(SIO4)3(OH). IT
IS A COMPARATIVELY SOFT GEMSTONE HAVING A
HARDNESS OF 6.5 -7 ON THE MOHS SCALE. TANZANITE
IS PLEOCHROIC, MEANING IT HAS THE ABILITY TO
DISPLAY VARIOUS COLORS DEPENDING ON THE ANGLES.
IT'S A BLUE TO VIOLET STONE, AMONG WHICH THE MOST
PRECIOUS STONES ARE THOSE WITH DEEP BLUE HUES.