Tanzanite Crystal – All Healing Properties, Zodiac Signs, and Chakras
TANZANITE’S HISTORICAL AND MYTHOLOGICAL USE This Amazing Crystal is the lavender-blue form of Zoisite. Zoisite was first identified in 1805 by geologist Baron Sigmund Zois von Edelstein in the Saualpe Mountains, Austria. It wasn’t until 1967 that Manuel D’Souza was shown what was later named Tanzanite while prospecting in Tanzania. According to local Masai herders, a lightning strike had set fire to the grass; once the fire was out, they found the crystal scattered around the site. In 1970, Tiffany jeweller Henry Platt named the gem Tanzanite as a marketing ploy. It quickly became a favourite for healing and jewellery,...
