December birthstone - Tanzanite Tanzanite is the birthstone for December and is known for its stunning blue-violet color. It was first discovered in Tanzania in 1967 and is a relatively rare gemstone. Tanzanite is a trade name for the gemstone variety of the mineral zoisite. | Abysiniya group

⛏️🔦 Michael and Jeff Moriarty embarked on an extraordinary journey, descending into a D-Block Tanzanite mine in Tanzania alongside a team of miners. Despite the legal restrictions preventing them from taking or purchasing minerals from the tanzanite mining area, their purpose was solely to see the origins of Tanzanite. Exploring the depths of the earth, they experienced the tanzanite mining process. If you have any questions about their trip, feel free to ask in the comments, or visit them in-s

A small-scale mining company in Tanzania has found two massive hunks of Tanzanite, an ultra-rare gemstone that earned 52-year-old Saniniu Laizer US$3.3 million. READ: https://globalnews.ca/news/7107529/miner-tanzanite-found-millionaire/ | Global News

564K views · 1.8K reactions | “We used to throw away Tanzanite stones...we never knew the value of it.” Saniniu went from herding cows to becoming the owner of a million-dollar Tanzanite mining company. He tells us his story and how he plans to use his wealth to improve his community. | BBC News Africa | Facebook