A friend of Mine took me to the Tanzanite Experience office today and after seeing the presentation Video and having a try on those SEXY TANZANITE ROCKS on my finger, i just had to share this information. Mr. Right, wherever you are out there, buy me a Tanzanite engagement ring (FYI) whenever you're ready to propose. (wink). I also hope this information will be useful to my foreign friends who might be interested in buying this precious pride of Tanzania.
Information source: http://tanzaniteone.com/tanzanite
A Rare and Precious Gemstone
Tanzanite is one of the most intriguing and desirable precious gemstones of modern times. It is found in only one place on earth, deep in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa. Experts say that the chance of Tanzanite occurring anywhere else in the world is less than a million to one. The gemstone's single source and limited supply makes it at least one thousand times rarer than a diamond.
The Story of Discovery
Tanzanite was formed approximately 585 million years ago, yet this remarkable treasure remained hidden beneath the earth’s surface until just 40 years ago, when according to local sources, a Maasai tribesman herding his cattle stumbled upon some crystals on the ground. Whilst the exact story of Tanzanite’s discovery remains something of a mystery, Maasai communities have built their own legends about the miraculous find. They tell stories of how the land was set ablaze by a bolt of lightning and believe that it was the heat from this 'magic fire in the sky' that transformed crystals on the ground into shimmering blue-violet gems. At first it was believed that the gemstones were unusually vibrant Sapphires, but it was soon confirmed that the new stones were more complex than Sapphires, with a colour exotic and alluring.
A Unique and Exquisite Colour
Tanzanite is exceptionally brilliant and is unique among gemstones for its multi-dimensional colour. In gemmological terms, Tanzanite is trichroic, which means that when brought out of the earth, its crystals radiate three different colours: blue, violet and burgundy. Once cut and polished, the Tanzanite becomes a dazzling kaleidoscope.
Tanzanites come in a wide and varied range of hues: light blues or lilacs, to deep indigos and violets. Larger stones tend to exhibit the more vivid colours, while smaller stones typically showcase pastel shades. Matching pairs are always greatly sought after, as it’s unusual to find two stones identical in colour.
Tanzanite & Tiffany’s
New York’s celebrated jewellers Tiffany & Co. heard about the discovery of a new gemstone in Tanzania and were first to introduce it to the world. They christened the new find “Tanzanite” after its country of origin and declared it to be “the most beautiful blue stone to be discovered in 2000 years.” Tiffany proudly stated that Tanzanite could be found in only two places in the world, “in Tanzania and at Tiffany’s.” The gemstone is still hugely popular with Tiffany & Co. customers today.
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The Tanzanite Experience offices are located at:
Plot 1087, Mererani Street - Masaki,
Dar es Salaam (Near Sea Cliff Apartments). or call, +255(0) 767 6000914.
and
Plot 1087, Mererani Street - Masaki,
Dar es Salaam (Near Sea Cliff Apartments). or call, +255(0) 767 6000914.
and
3rd Floor, Blue Plaza Building, India Street
P.O. Box 2706, Arusha, Tanzania
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TANZANITE
- 1,000 TIMES RARER THAN DIAMONDS
The Tanzanite Experience
showcases the history of tanzanite through its unique museum concepts in Arusha
and Dar Es Salaam, creating a greater awareness of how rare and precious Tanzanite
is by revealing its mystery and rarity.
The
Arusha museum opened in the heart of Arusha in 2008 making it the first of its
kind to offer visitors an educational experience in an informal and upbeat
environment and at the same time giving them a chance to purchase fully
certified stones for themselves. The
following year then saw the collaboration with Shanga by developing a tanzanite
boutique at Shanga River House with a portion of proceeds going to support
their community project along with a boutique opening at Arusha Coffee
Lodge. New for early 2012 was the
exciting opening of another museum in Dar Es Salaam, on Mererani Road in Masaki
allowing residents and visitors to Dar to also enjoy ‘The Tanzanite
Experience’.
Being
a product of TanzaniteOne Mining Ltd, the largest and most sophisticated Tanzanite
mine, ensures that the ‘experience’ provides the most up to date information on
this precious stone as well as exhibiting an incredible range of finely cut
stones that visitors can purchase and know they are buying directly from the
source. All stones are certified at the
Tanzanite Laboratory which is located within the museum.
The
foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro provides the scene for the world’s only source
of this precious stone and at The Tanzanite Experience visitors indulge in
Tanzanite’s rich heritage and intriguing stories from its discovery by a local
Maasai tribesman and naming through to the mining process, cutting and
polishing and finally to see first-hand an incredible collection of these
finished sparkling gemstones that have become loved the world over.
A
series of visual and interactive exhibitions explains the reason why this stone
is 1,000 rarer than diamonds. Discovered
recently in 1967 Tanzanite is a ‘one generation’ stone meaning that it is
anticipated that within the next 12-15 years there will be no more Tanzanite
left to mine and the chance to be a ‘first owner’ will be gone. Tanzanite will be the quitessential heirloom
of our generation. In the next generation the only way to possess it will be to
inherit it. Experts have also claimed that the chance of finding Tanzanite
anywhere else on the planet is a million to one. Given its name by Tiffany’s & Co in 1968
it was declared ‘the most beautiful blue
stone to be discovered in 2,000 years’.
Tanzanite is only found in one small area in the north of Tanzania in an
area inhabited by the famous Maasai pastoralists and within the heart of these
incredibly superstitious tribe’s people comes a powerful tradition and custom
that has passed down through generations.
When a Maasai woman gives birth she is considered to have been bestowed
a great gift and is clothed and beaded in a vibrant blue believed to be the
colour that gives the child a healthy and positive life, the very same colour
of the mystical gem stone,
Tanzanite. It is this inspiration that
has seen born a more modern tradition of gifting a Tanzanite stone at the birth
of a child as a symbol of new beginnings, to BE BORN TO TANZANITE™
Exceptionally
brilliant, tanzanite is unique among gemstones for its multi-dimensional
colour, radiating a kaleidoscope of royal blue, violet, indigo, lilac and
periwinkle. In its rough state is it
totally unique as it is trichroic meaning it radiates three colours; blue,
violet and burgundy. It is all of this that makes it so desirable within the
gemstone market.
Furthermore
The Tanzanite Experience is endorsed by the Tanzanite Foundation, a non-profit,
industry supported organization that is dedicated to protecting and promoting
tanzanite on behalf of all ethically operating and socially responsible
partners. Alongside its educational and sustainable development initiatives the
Foundation also has developed a international grading system for Tanzanite
along with a ‘Mark of Rarity’™ which is the icon of the Tanzanite Foundation
and is synonymous with consumer confidence and an ethical route to market.
The Tanzanite Experience in Arusha and Dar is open
Mon-Fri from 8am – 5pm and on Sat from 9am – 1pm. TTE @ Shanga River House is open 7 days a
week from 9am – 5pm and TTE @ Arusha Coffee Lodge is open 7 days a week from
7.30am – 7pm.
Email info@tanzaniteexperience.com or telephone +255 767600
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