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tanzanite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tan′zə nīt′)

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tan•za•nite (tan′zə nīt′),USA pronunciation n.

Jewelry[Mineral.]a variety of zoisite valued as a gem for its purplish-blue color and strong pleochroism.

1965–70; named after Tanzania, where found; see -ite¹

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