In June, Laizer earned 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings (Sh354 million) after selling two large tanzanite stones - weighing 9.2kgs and 5.8kgs respectively - the heaviest ever found in Tanzania.

A small-scale miner in Tanzania is celebrating a recent windfall after he discovered the two largest Tanzanite stones on record ... told the BBC there will be a “big party” to mark the ...

Saniniu Laizer, a polygamist with four wives, has earned 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings (Sh354 million) after selling two large tanzanite stones - weighing 9.2kgs and 5.8kgs respectively - the ...

Of the three, tanzanite is relatively new to the world of gems. According to the Geological Institute of America, the stone was first identified in 1967 in Tanzania − hence Tanzanite's name.