It's a rather unique play
on tanzanite — a precious gemstone that appears to be incredibly limited in terms of the scale & geography of remaining world resources.
Did you not see my blogs
on tanzanite and Richland Resources (RLD: LN)?!
Not exact matches
«The Merelani district has been famous since the late 1960s for the blue gem variety of zoisite known as
tanzanite, but this is really a mineral collector's paradise and an exciting place to look for new minerals,» says John Jaszczak, a physics professor at Michigan Tech and the lead author
on a new study published in Minerals that describes the new mineral.
A cluster of blue - violet
tanzanite stones and white topaz create a dazzling flower - shaped bezel
on this cocktail ring.
More rondelle beads and polished nuggets of
tanzanite swing gracefully below
on gold plated chain segments of varying lengths.
Alluring blue - violet
tanzanite and sparkling white topaz create a dazzling crown
on this multi-stone ring.
It's harder than
tanzanite (at 7 - 7.5
on the Mohs Scale), with a correspondingly higher price (2 - 4 times that of
tanzanite).
This comes down to the fact that
tanzanite can only be found in one place
on earth — the Merelani foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania.