Zoisite var: Tanzanite

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts., Simanjiro Dist., Manyara Region, Tanzania
Thumbnail, 1.1 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Start Time: 04/27/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/04/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $160
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Item Description

Tanzanite, the blue/purple variety of Zoisite is exclusively connected to a single world locality. While Zoisite is found in other parts of the world (in other colors), Tanzanite is strictly found in the Merelani Hills of Tanzania. These iconic crystals are incredibly distinctive and beautiful with their vivid colors and wonderful gemminess. This piece is a good example of these classic specimens featuring a single, sharp, lustrous, prismatic crystal with good color saturation. The piece shows nice pleochroism as it changes from blue on the "a" axis to purple on the "b" axis. The piece is in very good shape and it's complete all around. Please note that the lighting used to photograph/video this piece makes the color look a bit more intense than it does in person. Weight is 0.95 grams.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$160 05/04/2023 6:21:18 pm (CDT)
$150 05/04/2023 6:19:39 pm (CDT)
$148 05/04/2023 6:19:39 pm (CDT)
$140 05/04/2023 6:17:57 pm (CDT)
$130 05/04/2023 3:31:25 pm (CDT)
$125 05/04/2023 3:31:24 pm (CDT)
$120 05/04/2023 11:53:03 am (CDT)
$110 05/04/2023 11:53:03 am (CDT)
$100 05/04/2023 12:22:32 am (CDT)
$90 05/01/2023 9:20:18 pm (CDT)
$80 04/29/2023 6:58:57 am (CDT)
$75 04/29/2023 6:58:57 am (CDT)
$70 04/29/2023 3:06:28 am (CDT)
$60 * 04/29/2023 1:23:23 am (CDT)
$60 * 04/29/2023 1:23:23 am (CDT)
$50 04/29/2023 1:23:18 am (CDT)
$45 04/29/2023 1:23:18 am (CDT)
$40 04/29/2023 1:23:13 am (CDT)
$35 04/29/2023 1:23:13 am (CDT)
$30 04/29/2023 1:23:09 am (CDT)
$25 04/29/2023 1:23:09 am (CDT)
$20 04/28/2023 11:00:04 pm (CDT)
$15 04/28/2023 11:00:04 pm (CDT)
$10 04/28/2023 5:34:08 pm (CDT)
* Proxy Bid Battle: In the event of two customers inputting matching proxy bids, the leading bid goes to the earliest of the two proxy bids. Tie winners are shown in bold.