OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11695

tanzanite

/ˈtænzənaɪt/
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tanzanita
A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone.
For those to whom gems light the way, a brand new semi-precious stone will be seen for the first time. Called "Tanzanite," the stone was discovered recently in Tanzania. A blue, ve…
Last February the new gem was spotted by Harry Platt. […] Just what happened to zoisite in one certain mine in Tanzania, near the Kenya border, nobody knows. Harry Platt bought as…
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