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    | Gemstone Chart |  |  Natural Tanzanite Tanzanite is a rare gem which has been celebrated as one of the most exciting finds of the 20th century. Manuel D¡¯Souza discovered the gem in 1967 in Tanzania.  Because tanzanite is relatively soft, it is not usually set in necklaces and earrings, so the tiara is truly a rarity.
 Color: Blue, Blue Purple, Green, Pink.
 Categories: semi-precious stone
 Chemical Composition: Ca2(Al,OH)Al2(SIO4)
 Crystal Group: Orthorhombic
 Refractive Index: 1.688 - 1.707
 Hardness: 6-7
 Density: 3.30 (+.10, -.10)
 Occurrence: Tanzania
 
 
 |  |  Natural Tsavorite Tsavorite is the name given to the rich green variety of grossular garnet. Its home is the East-African bushland along the border between Kenya and Tanzania. The shining green tsavorite is a young gemstone discovered in 1967 with a very long geological history.
 Color: Green
 Categories: semi-precious stone
 Chemical Composition: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
 Crystal Group: Cubic
 Refractive Index: 1.735 (+.015, -.035)
 Hardness: 7
 Density: 3.61(-.27, +.12)
 Occurrence: Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar
 
 
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