Tanzanite Stone is one of the Minerals that was first discovered in Tanzania and is still the only source of this stone in Tanzania. Tanzanite is a group of zosite minerals with a Chemical formula of calcium Aluminum silicate, which has a hardness of 6.5 to 7. Tanzanite is one of the best-selling Gemstones in the market. Given that it was only known in the 1960s, this is surprising since all the other best-selling colored Stones have been known for centuries. It is its unique blue color that has become popular with most of the people and it will become more popular in the future.

Tanzanite (TANZANITE) is a beautiful blue variety (blue-violet from light to dark and purple-blue and pure blue) of the mineral zoisite. This beautiful stone is found only in a small area with a width of 4 km and a length of 2 km on the slopes of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. That is why it is called tanzanite. However, in the early 1980s and early 1990s tanzanite became widely available in gem quality. Until 1960, they could not find a large amount of this precious gem.

According to some people, this gem was first discovered by the Maasai tribesman, Ali Joyawato. Others consider its discoverer to be Ndago Homan Ngoma. Another report states that the tanzanite gem was first found on July 8, 1967 by Manuel de Souza. In 1967, when the first tanzanite was cut and ready for the market, jewelers and the general public knew nothing about this gem. They had never seen its blue color and never heard of it. To introduce the world to tanzanite, Tiffany & Co. launched a public education program.

Tanzanite has a blue to purple color spectrum, and it is somewhat similar to alexandrite stone, and similar to alexandrite, it shows different colors, which is due to the presence of vanadium in this stone. Azure and dark blue tanzanite is one of the most popular types of these stones. which looks more purple under artificial light. The dark blue color of tanzanite stone is similar to sapphire, which becomes a little darker after heating.