TANZANITE
Intuition & Manifestation
Tanzanite is the blue, purple, and violet variant of the mineral zoisite. The gemstone is named after the only country where Tanzanite is mined - Tanzania.
SYMBOLISM
Tanzanite is the gemstone for intuition and perception. It’s thus a great gemstone for consciousness and sensuousness and is a rare gemstone, said to help remove old patterns and manifest powers for better endeavours.
Learn more about gemstone symbolism in our large Gemstone Encyclopedia here.
SPIRITUALITY
The purple gemstone, Tanzanite, is said to facilitate
a higher level of consciousness as well as stimulate intuition and perception. The Tanzanite is said to have healing properties, which aid different spiritual issues while balancing the mind and body as well as enhancing the wearer’s vitality.
As an indigo and blue gemstone, the Tanzanite is
connected to the Third Eye and Throat chakra. Being connected to these two chakras is a sign of significant healing. Wear Tanzanite when you’re in a situation where you need soothing and need to work on breaking old habits.
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR TANZANITE JEWELLERY
To keep your Tanzanite jewellery shiny and clean, it’s
recommended to clean it occasionally, depending on how often you wear the jewellery. To clean your Tanzanite jewellery use warm water, a mild soap, and a soft brush to clean built up dirt on and around the stone. Remember to wash off any soapy residue as this may dull the stone if left on too long. It’s not recommended to use an ultrasonic cleaner or steam cleaner on Tanzanite gemstones.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Tanzanite is only found in one place on earth and is a relatively new discovery. Tiffany & Co. named this blue-violet variant of zoisite in honor of Tanzania where the gemstone was discovered in 1967. The tanzanite’s beautiful colour is activated by heat, and was thus only discovered after lightning struck the otherwise dull brown stone, and made the gemstone shine in a rare violet blue hue.
A PLEOCHROIC GEMSTONE
Tanzanite is a pleochroic gemstone, meaning that it shows different colours depending on which angle from which it’s viewed. Since tanzanite shows different colours, its possible for stonecutters to obtain the colour of their choice, by cutting the gemstone in a certain angle.
Tanzanite can be found in an array of blue hues from violet to royal blue to purple.
TANZANITE'S GEMMOLOGY
Tanzanite is the blue-violet variant of zoisite. Tanzanite is a 6,5-7 on Mohs’ Hardness Scale, which measures gemstones’ hardness on a scale of 1-10, and is then about the same hardness as a quartz stone.
Tanzanite is only found in Tanzania, high up in Mount Merelani, which sits at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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LABRADORITE
Change & will-power
OPAL
Creativity & freedom
AMETHYST
Spirituality & courage
RUTILATED QUARTZ
Decisiveness & change