Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Zoisite var. Tanzanite
Merelani Hills, Tanzania
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Classification |
Mineral |
Tags |
Gem Quality Pleochroic Perky Box
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Origin Location |
Merelani Hills, Tanzania |
Description |
Beautiful light blue purple well terminated, untreated Tanzanite |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Calcium Aluminium Hydroxyl Sorosilicate |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Thumbnail |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
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Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Zoisite: Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) dicalcium trialuminum disilicon heptoxygen silicon tetroxygen oxygen hydroxide *
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Cordierite![Cordierite](/Files/Minerals/Cordierite_462_sm.jpg) Fluorite / Quartz![Fluorite / Quartz](/Files/Minerals/FluoritewQuartz_145_sm.jpg) Goethite![Goethite](/Files/Minerals/TurgiteGoethite_243_sm.jpg) Corvusite![Corvusite](/Files/Minerals/Corvusite_4_sm.jpg) Opalized Wood![Opalized Wood](/Files/Minerals/OpalizedWood_181_sm.jpg) Hausmannite![Hausmannite](/Files/Minerals/Hausmannite_988_0_sm.jpg) |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): epidote
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