Tanzanite is an extraordinary gemstone. It occurs in only one place worldwide. Its blue, surrounded by a fine hint of purple, is a wonderful colour. Thanks to its unusual aura and the help of the New York jeweller's Tiffany, it has rapidly become one of the most coveted gemstones in the world.
It is named after the East African state of Tanzania, the only place in the world where it has been found. 
The sales Girls in the Tanzanite shop in St Lucia
On its discovery in 1967, it was enthusiastically celebrated by the specialists as the 'gemstone of the 20th century'.
The neclace above goes for 5 500 US Dollars
Millions of years ago, metamorphic schists, gneisses and quartzites formed impressive, flat-topped inselbergs on a vast plain in the shadow of Kilimanjaro.
The Kenya Minister of Finance John Michuki at the Finance ministers Meeting
The Ghana High commission in the Uk at the meeting
Ayoub mzee In St Lucia by the resort pool
The Commonwealth finance Ministers posing with the commonwealth secretary General and the St Lucia Prime minister in St Lucia
Photos: Ayoub Mzee
