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What is Tanzanite?

DATE : January 5, 2022 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Tanzanite is the blue and violet variety of the mineral zoisite (a calcium aluminium hydroxyl sorosilicate), caused by small amounts of vanadium.[3] Tanzanite belongs to the epidote mineral group. Tanzanite is only found in Tanzania, in a very small mining area (approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) long and 2 km (1.2 mi) wide)[4] near the Mererani Hills.[5] Tanzanite General Category Sorosilicate: zoisite variety Formula(repeating unit) (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) + (Cr,Sr) Strunz […]

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