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Tanzanite’s deep blue color runs from ultramarine blue to light violet blue, with the most coveted color a deep purpleblue. This color is achieved by heating it to approximately 500 degrees, a standard procedure with tanzanite. Legend has it that tanzanite was first discovered when some brown gemstone crystals lying on the dry earth were caught in a fire set by lightning that swept through the grasscovered hills. The Masai herders driving cattle in the area noticed the beautiful blue color and picked the crystals up, becoming the first tanzanite collectors.
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