Tanzanite

I have lay dormant for too long now slept in the shadows,undiscovered. Until the all knowing mind and excited eye of a Masai shepherd extracts me from my mountainous shell. From ultramarine to lilacy violet, christened the Blue Zoisite Adopted by Tiffany who cried in despair 'It sounds too much like suicide' Renamed Tanzanite, after its origin a most precious, unique purple gem, or am I, not purple but yellowy-brown A lavender hue,some might claim. A newbie compared to the oldest of rubies a rebel that will not be mined. Immaculate elegance, exclusively the most dazzling of earthly designs. 27th July 2011