Manyara, Arusha
Merelani (tanzanite)
Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Tanzanite (blue-violet zoisite), plus green grossular (tsavorite trace) and prehnite..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Metamorphic graphite gneiss
The single world source of tanzanite.
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