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Tanzanite

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Tanzanite

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Description
Locality: 
Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Small but beautiful crystal of natural and untreated tanzanite from Tanzania. It shows a fine lustre and fine colouration reaching from blue to slightly purple with a more satturated colour at the lower area of the crystal.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tanzanite

Variety Of: 

Zoisite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania