Tanzanite crystal and cut stone

This is a blue variety of the mineral zoisite. Strongly pleochroic, it displays rich blue, magenta and yellowish-grey colours when viewed from different angles.

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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
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