Diopside on Tanzanite
sold- Locality
- Merelani Hills, Tanzania
- Minerals
- Zoisite, Diopside
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- AF128
Superb bi-color Tanzanite crystal from a new find at Merelani. Transparent yellow over a blue base. Along with the excellent transparency, the surface luster of the crystals from this find is also excellent. One side of the crystal is partially covered with Graphite and small terminated Diopside crystals. Illustrated in the Sept.-Oct. 2009 issue of the Mineralogical Record (Figure 114, page 397). Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm.