tanzanite
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tanzanite
- /ˈtænzənaɪt/ UK
- /ˈtænzəˌnaɪt/ US
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From Tanzania + -ite (suffix forming nouns denoting minerals or rocks), coined by Henry B. Platt, a vice president of the American jeweler Tiffany & Co. when it first marketed the gem in 1968: see the October 3, 1968, quotation.
noun tanzanites
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A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone.
For those to whom gems light the way, a brand new semi-precious stone will be seen for the first time. Called "Tanzanite," the stone was discovered recently in Tanzania. A blue, very much like sapphire, with a slight violet cast, it is exclusive with Tiffany.
Similar: blue zoisite, pleochroic zoisite, vanadium zoisite
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noun trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania
| Español | tanzanita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탄자나이트 tanjanaiteu |
| 日本語 | タンザナイト tanzanaito |
| 中文 | 丹泉石 dānquánshí, 坦桑寶石 /坦桑宝石 tǎnsāng bǎoshí, 坦桑石 tǎnsāngshí |
| Kiswahili | tanzanaiti |
| Português | tanzanite |
| Français | tanzanite |
| Deutsch | Tansanit |
| Italiano | tanzanite |
| Ελληνικά | τανζανίτης tanzanítis |
| Română | tanzanit |
| Русский | танзани́т tanzanít |
| Tiếng Việt | tanzanit |
| العربية | تنزانيت |
| עברית | טנזניט |
Talk about this word "tanzanite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tanzanite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tanzanite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tanzanite "tanzanite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tanzanite.Cite this
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title = {tanzanite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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