Word: tanzaniteâ
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...that the stone took off. One of them, Manuel D'Souza, an Indian tailor living in Tanzania who was a hobbyist prospector, helped bring it to the attention of Tiffany, and the New York City jeweler signed on for an exclusive. Tiffany is said to have named the stone tanzanite???after judging the technical name, blue zoisite, to be too close to the English word suicide. The company promoted it for several years, but mining rights were poorly managed by the Tanzanian government, supplies were erratic and Tiffany moved...
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