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Clear filterOnce mistaken for ruby, spinel has emerged as a magnificent gemstone in its own right. The vivid pink and red crystals of Mahenge placed Tanzania among the world’s most celebrated sources of this brilliant and historically misunderstood jewel.
Read storyFrom Longido’s ruby-in-zoisite to the richly coloured crystals of Winza, Tanzania’s rubies reveal the fiery side of the country’s geology. Formed under immense heat and pressure, each stone carries a story written deep beneath the African landscape.
Read storyDiscovered in Tanzania and named after Kenya’s Tsavo region, tsavorite is a brilliant green garnet with a distinctly East African story. Its vivid natural colour, exceptional brightness and rarity make it one of the continent’s most captivating gemstones.
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