Tanzanite Museum

Since the old ages, numerous witnesses have attested for the healing and protective powers of Lithotherapy. Aristote, Pine The Ancient, Dioscoride, and even later, Marbode, Albert the Great, and Conrad von Megenberg, all corroborated the miraculous treatment and prevention of some diseases to the properties of stones.

Under the power of the church in Europe, these powers were abandoned to avoid association with Paien practices. However, the educated Abbess Hildegarde de Bingen (1098 - 1179) reiterates, in her book Physica, the powers of Lithotherapy and encourages more people to benefit from its effects. The book covers the character and curative attributes of about 24 gemstones. According to her, the creation of the stones, involving fire and water, infuses the gems with the properties of both these powerful natural elements.

While most stones, quartzs and gems have a long history of lithotherapy, Tanzanite is a fairly new addition to the practice for the simple reason that it was only recently discovered.

First found at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Mererani in 1967, the Tanzanite stone is among the latest rare precious stones discovered and are expected to run out in the next few decades giving it incredible collectible value.

Despite its youth, Tanzanite has little to envy other stones. Already well-appreciated for its intense blue, red and violet hues, Tanzanite is also well-known in the lithotherapy practice for its wholesome properties.