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Tanzanite

Tanzanite

sold
Locality
Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Minerals
Zoisite
Dimensions
3.5 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm
Size class
Miniature
Provenance
Mike Keim
SID
T38

Glassy single gem Tanzanite crystal. Complete all around and well terminated with good transparency. This is a natural, unheated trichroic Tanzanite with purple and blue coloration when viewed from the sides and a medium red when viewed up the C-axis. Undamaged though indented from another crystal on a lower back edge. Weighs 15 grams.