Tanzania is one of Africa's most prolific gemstone-producing nations, home to tanzanite, tsavorite, rhodolite garnet, and more. Browse our certified Tanzanian-origin stones.
Tanzania is extraordinary among gemstone-producing nations in the sheer variety and quality of material it produces. Most famously, it is the sole source in the world of tanzanite — the remarkable blue-violet zoisite discovered near Mount Kilimanjaro in 1967. Tanzania also produces tsavorite garnet, rhodolite garnet, chrome tourmaline, alexandrite, and ruby from the Winza and Mahenge deposits.
Tanzania is one of Africa's most prolific gemstone-producing nations, home to tanzanite, tsavorite, rhodolite garnet, and more. Browse our certified Tanzanian-origin stones.
Tanzania is extraordinary among gemstone-producing nations in the sheer variety and quality of material it produces. Most famously, it is the sole source in the world of tanzanite — the remarkable blue-violet zoisite discovered near Mount Kilimanjaro in 1967. Tanzania also produces tsavorite garnet, rhodolite garnet, chrome tourmaline, alexandrite, and ruby from the Winza and Mahenge deposits.