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Merelani Block C

Active mining Legendary locality Responsible sourcing

📍 Manyara, Tanzania  ·  -3.5300°, 36.9800°

The industrial heart of tanzanite: deep shafts following zoisite veins in graphitic gneiss. Block D near-surface pockets yielded record 22000-carat Mawenzi crystal; geologists estimate depletion by mid-century.

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