Tanzanian miner hits big with third piece of Tanzanite selling for US $2 million
August 4 (AfricaNews) - A Tanzanian miner who previously made the news after discovering two large Tanzanite stones has sold a third one for the equivalent of 2 million US dollars. Saniniu Laizer's latest find weighed over 6 kilogrammes. Tanzanite, the blue and violet variety of the mineral zoisite, has only ever been found in northern Tanzania. Mr Laizer is ...
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