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TZ156 - Tanzanite $ 600 Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.8 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm Glassy and gemmy single Tanzanite crystal with an elongated, unusual form. It's somewhat triangular in cross-section, natural and unheated. Fine and undamaged with good size and an interesting form.
C220 - Pink Tanzanite $ 500 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm Three interconnected pink Tanzanite crystals with attached zeolites. There is a little bit of blue at the base. Undamaged.
C325 - Tanzanite $ 290 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.7 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C327 - Tanzanite $ 250 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites. Solid base that tapers out towards the top with crystals all over the terminations. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C328 - Tremolite on Tanzanite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.7 x 1 x 0.7 cm Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached green Tremolite and Calcite and/or Zeolites. Solid base that tapers out towards the top. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
C590 - Tanzanite $ 375 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1 x 0.9 cm Unusual Tanzanite crystal that is yellow in one direction and blue with yellow when viewed from the other direction. Complete and undamaged with great glassy luster. Weighs 18.9 carats.
SM499 - Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.7 x 2.3 x 1 cm Large, gemmy single Tanzanite crystal, complete and well terminated. A large and impressive gem crystal with strong color. It's complete all around with glassy luster and only a small indentation from another crystal on the backside. This is a heated crystal and priced to move, would otherwise cost about $3,000-$4,000.
K305 - Prehnite with Calcite, Tanzanite $ 1800 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 4 cm Individual spheres of yellow Prehnite grown in and around flat crystals of white Calcite. This is one of the most beautiful Merelani Prehnites I've ever seen. A fibrous blue Tanzanite and small white crystals (Laumontite?) are attached to the backside. A floater with no points of attachment and little to no damage.
K835 - Tanzanite $ 425 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.8 x 1.5 x 1 cm Double-terminated bi-colored Tanzanite crystal, blue/purple with yellow tips on each end. Clean and undamaged.
AB113 - Tanzanite $ 3000 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 2.2 x 0.7 cm Stunning bi-color Tanzanite crystal of yellow over vivid purple/blue. This crystal has superb luster and unusually uniform shape, retaining an even 7mm thickness all the way from the base to the termination. There are two chips, including one on the back termination, but the sheer pizzaz and dramatic coloration greatly overcomes it, it's that pretty and unique. The best bi-color Tanzanite I've ever had. Weighs 13 grams.
M626 - Tanzanite with Diopside $ 1500 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 3 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm Uncommon, aesthetic Merelani specimen consisting of two terminated Tanzanite crystals associated with Diopside. Stands upright on it's own and is complete all around. There is a small chip on the backside of the larger 3cm crystal, otherwise perfect and undamaged all around. Unheated and natural. Really stands out from the more commonly seen single crystals.
M353 - Tanzanite on Tsavorite $ 450 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.6 cm Large single Tsavorite crystal with attached Graphite and a 1.2cm intergrown, terminated Tanzanite crystal on the left side. It's glassy and gemmy with great color. It's undamaged with a valley in the fron face where Graphite interferred with the growth. There are also included crystals of graphite inside the Tsavorite. Unusual combination and impressive for the Tsavorite alone.
ST227 - Tanzanite $ 750 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm Multi-colored Tanzanite crystal with a yellow over purple/blue color displayed from the front wide face. A red color is visible up the C-axis, and you can even see flashes of red reflected out the front face when lit from below (last photo). Complete and undamaged and weighs 6.87 grams.
MK291 - Tanzanite on Calcite $ 450 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm Stunning gemmy Tanzanite crystal on Calcite crystals from the Merelani Hills in Tanzania. The Tanzanite 1.9cm tall and highly transparent with a blue/purple color. The Tanzanite grows out of white Calcite crystals and stands alone in front of a jumbled mass of smaller Tanzanite crystals.
MK292 - Tanzanite $ 225 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 0.9 cm Bi-color single Tanzanite crystal from the Merelani Hills in Tanzania. The crystal is gemmy, complete all around with yellow over blue coloration and an interesting stepped termination.
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