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8/9     Worlds largest Tanzanite diamond discovred:
        http://tinyurl.com/92gup (jckgroup.com)
        \_ What the hell is a Tanzanite diamond?
        \_ ^diamond^stone
        \_ They're talking about cutting and polishing it.  Why the heck
           do that?  You take something extraordinary--a freakishly big
           Tanzanite crystal--and cut it into ordinary little pieces. Why
           not just keep it intact as a freakish museum piece?
           \_ cut it into the "Heart of the Mountain" stone
           \_ A freakish Tanzanite crystal is not going to buy your way into a
              mistress' pants.  OTOH a polished one will.
              \_ it might if your mistress is a geologist...
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tinyurl.com/92gup -> www.jckgroup.com/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA632011&webzine=jck&publication=jck&industry=Gemstones+and+Pearls
The company named the piece The Mawenzi after Kilimanjaros second high est peak. We were reluctant to name it Uhuru, after Kilimanjaros highe st peak, on the off chance that a larger piece is ever found, said Ian Harebottle, TanzaniteOnes president and COO No value has been placed on gem. TanzaniteOne said it plans to analyze an d evaluate the piece before any final decision is taken on the possible cutting and polishing of individual tanzanite gems from this crystal. Th e company is considering putting The Mawenzi on show before cutting and polishing. Ami Mpungwe, TanzaniteOnes deputy chairman said the find is comparable t o what the Cullinan Diamond is to the diamond industry and that the ston e will be cut and polished in Tanzania. It is only fitting that The Mawenzi is cut and polished here in Tanzania ," Mpungwe said. "We expect to produce some truly exquisite gems from it , some of which we will put on display at Tanzanias National Museum.