Connoisseur's Choice: Tanzanite, Gem Variety of Zoisite, Merelani Hills, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

Bruce Cairncross

doi:10.1080/00357529.2019.1641023

Connoisseur's Choice: Tanzanite, Gem Variety of Zoisite, Merelani Hills, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

Bruce Cairncross

Geology

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Abstract

Tanzanite is one of the few minerals that can be cut into fine gemstones and that also occurs as collectorquality crystal specimens, yet it is restricted to one geological environment in one small geographic region on one continent: Africa. Because of tanzanite’s popularity and its value, there has been a somewhat conflicting history regarding when and by whom tanzanite was discovered. To date, tanzanite remains unique to Tanzania.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	530-539
Number of pages	10
Journal	Rocks and Minerals
Volume	94
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00357529.2019.1641023
Publication status	Published - 2 Nov 2019

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Geology
Economic Geology
Stratigraphy

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Connoisseur's Choice: Tanzanite, Gem Variety of Zoisite, Merelani Hills, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

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