The Story of Tanzanite
“Buy the Ticket Take the Ride”
Hunter S. Thompson
How about if you hop on the bus with #AcmeGemJewelry and take a little ride back to the past and discover with #AcmeGem the journey of #Tanzanite.
About a decade ago, in 1957 a bolt of lightning started a wildfire which engulfed the #MerelaniHills in #Tanzania. The fire ripped through the land, leaving it barren. However, when the fire had subsided the local #Masai herders noticed brilliant blue #Tanzanite crystals laying around everywhere.
The #TanzaniteGems that they had discovered held a secret. #TheSecret was that the #TanzaniteGemstones they found only became blue under scorching heat. #RoughTanzanite is brown and drab until it is heated and then it becomes an amazing blue/purple/brown gemstone.
Ok…hold onto your seats and let’s continue your trip with #AcmeGemJewelry.
Pretty soon a fellow by the name of #ManuelDSouza came along and thought the #BlueGemstones were #Sapphires – which of course, they were not…but it took a lot of jewelers and #Gemologists quite awhile of researching until they realized this was a completely #unknowngemstone and the #BritishMuseum and #HarvardUniversity decided to call it #BlueZoisite. Tanzanite got current name from #TiffanyandCompany.