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A gem expert used these words to describe this stone: “Tanzanite looks like a sapphire would like to be”. It is a very precious stone, since it is considered a thousand times rarer than diamonds. Its name comes from Tanzania. Along the slopes of Kilimanjaro, in fact, there is the only deposit in the world. It is said to represent vitality and energy and it brings great benefits to the body and the soul when worn.

The kyanite (or cyanite) was first identified by the German gemologist Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789. Until then, it had been considered a blue sapphire. The name Kyanite comes from the Greek word kyanos which means “deep blue”. The most important mining area is along the Kali Gandaki river in Central Eastern Nepal. It is said that wearing a Kyanite gives an intuitive and free vision of life, thanks to the energies released from the subconscious.