Zoisite

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This gorgeous crystal is a very UNUSUAL purple zoisite, a rare color for zoisite from anywhere but Tanzania where we call the varietal there tanzanite. In fact, I have never heard of it before from this locality. Very few came out apparently, and this was the best single crystal I saw in a small lot belonging to Herb Obodda at Tucson. It has great luster, is mostly transparent and translucent in the remainder, and has a rich and uniform purple hue to it. I think this material is the most unique thing that I have seen out of Pakistan this past spring and all things considered, like how even a mediocre and common Afghani tourmaline might go for 10k, these weren't priced too highly for the novelty, significance, and color splash they add to a suite of Afghani gem crystals.