Tanzanite
Zoisite GroupKey Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Mohs Hardness | 6.5 (6-7) |
| Typical Size | 0.5-50+ carats (commercial: 1-15 carats; large clean stones available but expensive) |
| Typical Price Range | $300-2,000+ per carat (commercial: $600-1,200; finest vivid blue-violet $1,500-2,000+) |
| Rarity Level | Singular Occurrence |
| Availability Level | Museum Grade Rarity |
| Availability Driver | Limited Deposits |
| Investment Appropriateness | Emerging Investment Gems |
Pricing
Typical Price
$200.00
per carat
MC Price
$201.97
per carat
Listing Price
$262.58
per carat
Sold Price
$53.82
per carat
My Price
N/A
per carat
Hunt Target Price
N/A
per carat
Price Calculator
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BULLISH
78.12
Score Components
Geo rarity
100
Mkt availability
100
Invest Appr
75
hardness
10
price
65
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Detailed Descriptions
Rarity Description: Violet-blue zoisite found only in a small area near Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania); limited primary source.
Availability Description: Primary market supply comes from Tanzanian mining and licensed wholesalers; fine stones are allocated to top dealers and auctions.
Investment Description: Single-source gem from Tanzania with finite supply; strong market recognition and dealer network; investment-grade requires vivid blue-violet and good size; appreciation potential but supply risk.
Seller Prices
| Seller | Faceted Price | Rough Price | Asking PPC, Faceted | Asking PPC, Rough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chromagems | $920.50/ct | - | - | - |
| trueblueminerals | $247.30/ct | $2.71/ct | $239.97/ct | - |
| gemsofafrica | $204.18/ct | - | - | - |
| siamgem | $189.66/ct | - | - | - |
| shahim2015 | $176.76/ct | - | $205.72/ct | - |
| mujtabagems | $166.41/ct | - | - | - |
| mundogemas | $164.48/ct | - | - | - |
| spingharminerals | $163.26/ct | - | - | - |
| jharnagems | $145.17/ct | - | - | - |
| sarahcreations | $136.67/ct | - | $230.43/ct | - |
| everlastinggems | $136.45/ct | - | $136.45/ct | - |
| gemstar | $134.52/ct | - | $133.51/ct | - |
| gems2000 | $133.33/ct | - | $105.80/ct | - |
| preciousgems | $116.62/ct | - | - | - |
| ucgems | $114.81/ct | - | - | - |
| puti | $114.00/ct | - | - | - |
| sedagems | $109.68/ct | - | - | - |
| gemglow | $105.48/ct | - | $212.36/ct | - |
| wbgem100 | $95.90/ct | - | $312.29/ct | - |
| topazgems | $75.91/ct | - | $200.95/ct | - |
| facetsprecision | $72.73/ct | - | - | - |
| qualitygemsmine | $71.77/ct | - | - | - |
| ngm-gems | $66.42/ct | - | $17.97/ct | - |
| khanjee | $62.83/ct | - | - | - |
| uniqueemerald | $60.57/ct | - | - | - |
| aliimrangemsco1 | $59.68/ct | - | - | - |
| mogokstone | $56.50/ct | - | - | - |
| dreamz916 | $47.69/ct | - | - | - |
| trustedgems | $46.35/ct | - | $158.23/ct | - |
| sunjz | $46.04/ct | - | - | - |
| minerdirect | $45.17/ct | - | $70.95/ct | - |
| suchengems | $45.02/ct | - | $201.54/ct | - |
| tourmalinesking | $43.81/ct | - | - | - |
| gemscorner | $43.35/ct | - | $199.20/ct | - |
| tabishali | $42.65/ct | - | $323.53/ct | - |
| mineralsmarvelgems | $39.73/ct | - | - | - |
| preciouscarats | $39.17/ct | - | - | - |
| romangems | $37.99/ct | - | - | - |
| fawadalikn007 | $34.93/ct | - | $142.96/ct | - |
| tzgemsco | $33.72/ct | - | - | - |
| gemex | $33.33/ct | - | $118.46/ct | - |
| allsapphires | $32.17/ct | - | - | - |
| waranyugemsmart | $31.95/ct | - | - | - |
| jeffdaviesandson | $31.58/ct | - | - | - |
| siamesegems | $29.45/ct | - | - | - |
| gorgeousgems99 | $27.93/ct | - | - | - |
| menschjewellery | $24.82/ct | - | - | - |
| gemstoneshunter | $22.64/ct | - | - | - |
| fakhr | $22.29/ct | - | - | - |
| galleria | $21.20/ct | - | $283.33/ct | - |
| crysta1gems | $20.43/ct | - | - | - |
| uniquecolorstones | $20.20/ct | - | - | - |
| beautifulgems | $18.47/ct | - | - | - |
| mosijan19 | $17.42/ct | - | - | - |
| facetedgems | $17.17/ct | - | - | - |
| kohinoordiamonds | $16.86/ct | - | $40.44/ct | - |
| abdul555 | $16.61/ct | - | - | - |
| inspiregems | $16.05/ct | - | - | - |
| thedivinegemz | $15.30/ct | - | - | - |
| gemsofasia | $14.22/ct | - | - | - |
| mbgems | $14.07/ct | - | - | - |
| perfectgems | $13.45/ct | - | - | - |
| natthidagems | $10.64/ct | - | - | - |
| royalgemstones | $10.50/ct | - | - | - |
| imaangemscollection | $6.61/ct | - | $355.56/ct | - |
| drewelryshop | $6.56/ct | - | - | - |
| jewelryhub | $4.11/ct | - | - | - |
| haniyagemsc | $3.50/ct | - | - | - |
| afghangemstone351 | $3.48/ct | - | $328.67/ct | - |
| $2.82/ct | - | - | - | |
| iahgems | $2.78/ct | - | - | - |
| thegemportal | $1.16/ct | - | - | - |
| raregems | - | $1.80/ct | - | $2.00/ct |
| skyjems | - | - | $1421.41/ct | - |
| brilliant-gems | - | - | $339.36/ct | - |
| rsagems | - | - | $333.19/ct | - |
| novingems | - | - | $318.47/ct | - |
| cityofgems-chantburi | - | - | $201.15/ct | - |
| eternia-gems | - | - | $173.50/ct | - |
| populargems | - | - | $135.14/ct | - |
| mineralscollection | - | - | $121.82/ct | - |
| exceptionalgems | - | - | $100.00/ct | - |
| gemworldaus | - | - | $75.57/ct | - |
| colouredgems | - | - | $54.72/ct | - |
Price History (Last 3 Years)
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Origin Variants
| Origin | Rarity | Price Multiplier | Multiplier in MC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | Very Rare | x1.00 | x1.00 |
Color Variants
| Variant | Color | Rarity | Price Multiplier | Multiplier in MC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Tanzanite | Blue | Uncommon | x1.00 | x1.06 |
| Purple Tanzanite | Purple | Uncommon | x1.00 | x1.00 |
| Violet-Blue Tanzanite | Violet-Blue | Uncommon | x1.00 | - |
| Blue-Violet Tanzanite | Blue-Violet | Rare | x1.00 | - |
Price Levels of Origin and Color Variants on MC
| Origin | Colour | Clarity | Price Per Carat | # Listings | Avg Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | very light purple | Eye clean to Slightly included | $540.04/ct | 1 | 5.12 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light purple | Eye clean | $466.67/ct | 1 | 1.08 ct |
| Tanzania | very light red-purple [pink] | Eye clean | $466.51/ct | 1 | 1.09 ct |
| Tanzania | very light red-purple or purple-red [pink] | Eye clean | $464.00/ct | 1 | 1.00 ct |
| Tanzania | medium purple | Eye clean | $463.35/ct | 1 | 3.37 ct |
| Tanzania | medium bluish violet | Eye clean to Slightly included | $423.49/ct | 3 | 4.09 ct |
| Tanzania | light red-purple or purple-red [pink] | Eye clean | $396.37/ct | 1 | 1.93 ct |
| Tanzania | dark violet | Eye clean | $390.06/ct | 1 | 9.66 ct |
| Tanzania | very light bluish green | Slightly included | $386.98/ct | 1 | 1.92 ct |
| Tanzania | very light bluish green | Eye clean to Slightly included | $386.80/ct | 1 | 1.97 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark bluish violet | Eye clean | $383.02/ct | 11 | 6.75 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light violet | Slightly included | $323.99/ct | 10 | 2.99 ct |
| Tanzania | medium bluish violet | Eye clean | $320.74/ct | 4 | 5.17 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark violet | Eye clean | $305.62/ct | 4 | 4.86 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark bluish violet | Slightly included | $278.32/ct | 1 | 17.84 ct |
| Tanzania | medium violet | Eye clean | $271.81/ct | 43 | 3.04 ct |
| Tanzania | very light orangy yellow [brownish] | Slightly included | $271.01/ct | 1 | 0.69 ct |
| Tanzania | light purple | Eye clean | $270.97/ct | 1 | 0.62 ct |
| Tanzania | very light reddish orange | Eye clean | $270.45/ct | 1 | 0.44 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light purple | Eye clean to Slightly included | $270.31/ct | 1 | 0.64 ct |
| Tanzania | medium bluish violet | Moderately included | $270.09/ct | 1 | 10.13 ct |
| Tanzania | - | Eye clean to Slightly included | $270.00/ct | 1 | 0.93 ct |
| Tanzania | medium bluish purple | Eye clean | $252.00/ct | 1 | 3.80 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark bluish purple | Eye clean | $252.00/ct | 1 | 3.73 ct |
| Tanzania | medium bluish violet | Slightly to Moderately included | $252.00/ct | 1 | 2.38 ct |
| Tanzania | light red-orange [pink] | Eye clean | $247.98/ct | 4 | 0.83 ct |
| Tanzania | medium violet | Eye clean to Slightly included | $241.35/ct | 9 | 2.88 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark purple | Eye clean | $236.02/ct | 3 | 0.62 ct |
| Tanzania | dark blue | Slightly included | $222.66/ct | 1 | 3.89 ct |
| Tanzania | light greenish yellow | Slightly included | $222.27/ct | 1 | 3.10 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark blue | Eye clean | $219.25/ct | 1 | 7.97 ct |
| Tanzania | medium violetish blue | Eye clean | $218.19/ct | 6 | 3.13 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light yellow green or green yellow | Eye clean | $216.00/ct | 1 | 3.57 ct |
| Tanzania | light greenish yellow | Eye clean to Slightly included | $216.00/ct | 1 | 2.40 ct |
| Tanzania | very light yellowish green | Eye clean | $204.47/ct | 1 | 1.53 ct |
| Tanzania | very light yellowish green | Slightly included | $201.85/ct | 2 | 1.28 ct |
| Tanzania | light bluish purple | Eye clean | $200.02/ct | 4 | 1.56 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark greenish blue | Eye clean | $198.11/ct | 1 | 2.65 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark bluish violet | Eye clean to Slightly included | $198.01/ct | 1 | 3.02 ct |
| Tanzania | medium green blue or blue green | Eye clean to Slightly included | $198.00/ct | 1 | 2.95 ct |
| Tanzania | medium very slightly bluish green | Eye clean to Slightly included | $198.00/ct | 1 | 1.94 ct |
| Tanzania | very light yellowish green | Eye clean to Slightly included | $198.00/ct | 1 | 1.35 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark bluish green | Eye clean | $198.00/ct | 1 | 1.97 ct |
| Tanzania | very light bluish purple | Slightly included | $196.02/ct | 2 | 1.36 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark purple | Slightly included | $193.36/ct | 1 | 1.47 ct |
| Tanzania | medium purple | Slightly to Moderately included | $192.61/ct | 1 | 1.00 ct |
| Tanzania | medium green | Eye clean | $191.34/ct | 2 | 2.89 ct |
| Tanzania | light reddish purple [pink] | Eye clean to Slightly included | $189.36/ct | 1 | 0.47 ct |
| Tanzania | - | Moderately included | $187.00/ct | 1 | 1.15 ct |
| Tanzania | medium reddish purple | Moderately included | $187.00/ct | 1 | 1.35 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light reddish purple [pink] | Eye clean | $187.00/ct | 1 | 1.16 ct |
| Tanzania | very light red-purple [pink] | Slightly to Moderately included | $187.00/ct | 1 | 1.39 ct |
| Tanzania | light bluish purple | Slightly to Moderately included | $187.00/ct | 1 | 1.13 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light green | Slightly included | $185.65/ct | 1 | 2.55 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light bluish violet | Eye clean | $185.08/ct | 40 | 2.13 ct |
| Tanzania | light purple | Eye clean to Slightly included | $185.02/ct | 2 | 0.97 ct |
| Tanzania | - | Eye clean | $184.97/ct | 11 | 2.30 ct |
| Tanzania | light green | Eye clean | $182.73/ct | 2 | 1.98 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light very slightly greenish blue | Eye clean | $181.36/ct | 1 | 0.59 ct |
| Tanzania | very light red-orange or orange red [pink] | Eye clean | $180.00/ct | 1 | 1.36 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light violet | Eye clean | $179.28/ct | 49 | 2.28 ct |
| Tanzania | medium violetish blue | Slightly included | $177.98/ct | 2 | 2.58 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark purple | Eye clean to Slightly included | $176.30/ct | 2 | 1.28 ct |
| Tanzania | medium bluish violet | Slightly included | $169.62/ct | 3 | 2.89 ct |
| Tanzania | very light red-purple [pink] | Slightly included | $166.00/ct | 2 | 1.16 ct |
| Tanzania | - | Slightly included | $151.84/ct | 3 | 1.67 ct |
| Tanzania | medium blue | Eye clean to Slightly included | $151.68/ct | 1 | 1.50 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light bluish violet | Eye clean to Slightly included | $148.29/ct | 7 | 1.60 ct |
| Tanzania | light bluish purple | Eye clean to Slightly included | $144.00/ct | 1 | 2.21 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light bluish violet | Slightly to Moderately included | $144.00/ct | 1 | 1.78 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light violetish blue | Eye clean | $143.03/ct | 23 | 2.29 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light bluish violet | Slightly included | $140.17/ct | 8 | 2.04 ct |
| Tanzania | light bluish violet | Eye clean | $137.93/ct | 73 | 1.93 ct |
| Tanzania | light bluish violet | Eye clean to Slightly included | $137.01/ct | 11 | 1.76 ct |
| Tanzania | light bluish violet | Slightly included | $135.88/ct | 12 | 2.39 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light violet | Eye clean to Slightly included | $135.44/ct | 4 | 1.62 ct |
| Tanzania | medium blue | Eye clean | $129.92/ct | 1 | 5.78 ct |
| Tanzania | light red-orange or orange red [pink] | Eye clean | $126.00/ct | 1 | 0.89 ct |
| Tanzania | light violet | Slightly included | $126.00/ct | 1 | 0.61 ct |
| Tanzania | medium violet | Slightly included | $122.25/ct | 8 | 2.19 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark bluish violet | - | $118.36/ct | 2 | 26.80 ct |
| Tanzania | very light violet | Eye clean | $117.99/ct | 2 | 3.01 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light green-blue | Slightly included | $111.93/ct | 1 | 9.35 ct |
| Tanzania | medium dark violetish blue | Eye clean | $108.00/ct | 1 | 1.21 ct |
| Tanzania | very light violet | Slightly included | $104.71/ct | 3 | 1.37 ct |
| Tanzania | light violet | Eye clean | $104.35/ct | 4 | 2.09 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light violet | Moderately included | $90.00/ct | 1 | 1.14 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light violetish blue | Slightly included | $85.45/ct | 4 | 2.10 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light violetish blue | Eye clean to Slightly included | $81.82/ct | 2 | 2.31 ct |
| Tanzania | light violetish blue | Slightly included | $73.16/ct | 4 | 2.15 ct |
| Tanzania | very light bluish violet | Eye clean | $69.26/ct | 6 | 1.58 ct |
| Tanzania | light violetish blue | Eye clean | $67.36/ct | 8 | 1.79 ct |
| Tanzania | light violetish blue | Slightly to Moderately included | $57.89/ct | 2 | 1.84 ct |
| Tanzania | medium light bluish violet | - | $55.72/ct | 1 | 3.77 ct |
| Tanzania | very light violet | Slightly to Moderately included | $48.00/ct | 1 | 2.81 ct |
| Tanzania | light violetish blue | Eye clean to Slightly included | $38.00/ct | 1 | 1.27 ct |
| Tanzania | - | Slightly to Heavily included | $36.05/ct | 7 | 3.35 ct |
| Tanzania | very light bluish violet | Eye clean to Slightly included | $35.39/ct | 4 | 0.77 ct |
Current Listings
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Other gems in the Zoisite Group:
| Gem Type | Investment Ranking | Typical Price | Listing Price | Sold Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzanite | Emerging Investment Gems | $200.00/ct | $262.58/ct | $53.82/ct |
| Zoisite | Fashion/Trend Gems | $35.00/ct | $60.29/ct | $57.33/ct |
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