Tanzanite is an extraordinary geological phenomenon.
Found almost exclusively in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, it’s considered to be 1000 times rarer than diamond.
Tanzanite is less than 100 years old.
Given that it wasn’t discovered until the 1960s, it’s taken 585 million years for tanzanite to be created in limited supplies. The last important gemstone to be discovered was Alexandrite in April 1834 — more than one hundred years earlier.
You can only find tanzanite in one place in the world.
Tanzanite is only native to the six square miles of the Merelani Hills, making this gem not just rare as a gem, but also rare as a geological phenomenon. Maasai cattle herders are said to have found the first gems in these foothills.
Trichroism plays a role in tanzanite’s color palette.
Tanzanite’s colors vary depending on which crystallographic direction you’re looking at the gem. Also, after heat treatment, tanzanite’s hues are a mix of blues, indigos, and violets. The deeper the blue, the more valuable the gem is considered, along with the size, cut, and clarity.
Tanzanite offers a unique combination.
Beauty and rarity are two desirable traits in a gemstone. Tanzanite is lucky enough to have them both.
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Tanzaniti ni jambo la ajabu sana katika jiolojia. Inapatikana karibu tu katika milima ya Mlima Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, na inachukuliwa kuwa nadra mara 1000 kuliko almasi. Tanzanite ni chembe ya mawe ya asili ya dunia ambayo ni ya miaka 100 hivi. Kwa kuwa tanzanite iligunduliwa mnamo miaka ya 1960, ilichukua miaka milioni 585 kwa tanzanite kuundwa kwa usambazaji mdogo. Mawe ya thamani ya mwisho kugundua ilikuwa Alexandrite mnamo Aprili 1834, zaidi ya miaka mia moja mapema. Tanzanite ni aina ya madini ya asili ambayo hupatikana katika maeneo kadhaa duniani. Tanzanite ni asili ya milima ya Merelani, na ni chembe ndogo ya jiwe la thamani. Inasemekana kwamba wachungaji wa ng'ombe wa kabila la Maasai walipata vito vya kwanza katika milima hiyo. Trichroism ina jukumu katika rangi ya tanzanite. Rangi za tanzanite hutofautiana kulingana na mwelekeo wa kioo unaotazama jiwe hilo. Pia, baada ya kutibiwa kwa joto, rangi za tanzanite ni mchanganyiko wa bluu, indigo, na zambarau. Kadiri rangi ya bluu ilivyo nzito, ndivyo jiwe hilo linavyodhaniwa kuwa lenye thamani zaidi, pamoja na ukubwa wake, ukataji wake, na uwazi wake. Tanzanite hutoa mchanganyiko wa kipekee. Uzuri na upungufu ni sifa mbili zinazotamaniwa katika jiwe la thamani. Tanzanite ni bahati ya kutosha kuwa na wote wawili. Je, unataka kuongeza kipande cha jiwe la thamani la kizazi kwa mkusanyiko wako? Je, unajua mtu yeyote anayesherehekea maadhimisho ya miaka 24 ya ndoa yake au siku ya kuzaliwa yake? Mkusanyiko wa Duka hapa.