What you might gain by reading this: As a geologist not specializing in gemstone deposits you will gain insight into some fascinating geological events that describe how tanzanite was formed. It is written in a less technical style to simplify […]
Usually different variations on the discovery of the gemstone are put forward. What is clear from the various accounts on the discovery of tanzanite, a combination of curiosity, hope of commercialization, input of capable gemstone experts, identification, naming and marketing followed in a chain of events that saw the emergence of the gemstone with the formal name of tanzanite in 1967.
