Top quality Tanzanite crystal. A very well-formed specimen, saturated coloration, and a very apparent blue-purple color shift. Front and rear faces have a smooth, glassy luster, striated on both sides where a very apparent blue-purple color shift can be seen.

Tsavorite Garnet from Merelani Hills, Tanzania.

Beautiful cluster of green TSAVORITE which is a variety of GROSSULAR (Garnet). The translucent Tsavorite crystals are on a matrix of silvery Graphite. The largest Tsavorite crystal is 0.4 inches. Green color is from traces of chromium. Luster is vitreous.  This specimen is from the type locality of Merelani Hills, Tanzania.