Tanzanite (Zoisite)
Blue elegance
FOUND IN
Tanzania
COLOUR
Indigo – purple/violet
HARDNESS
6.5
BIRTHSTONE
December
Tanzanite is a variety of sapphire-blue or purplish-blue coloured Zoisite. The stone was first discovered in Tanzania and was given the name tanzanite by the New York jewellers Tiffany and Co. Tanzanite is not as hard as sapphire or ruby, but its attractive purplish hue has made it very popular in recent years.