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ROUGH TANZANITE. TANZANITE IS ONE OF THE RAREST GEMS IN THE WORLD AND HAS RECENTLY FEATURED IN BRITISH AUTHOR FREYA NORTH'S NEW NOVEL PILLOW TALK. TANZANITE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT NEW GEMSTONE IN 2000 YEARS, BUT FEW REALISE THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FACED BY THOUSANDS OF MINERS IN TANZANIA TO MINE THE GEM. PICTURE: WORLDWIDEFEATURES.COM STORY: LUCY LAING

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