Tanzanite Meaning: The one-place stone, and How to Use It
The one-place stone. Reach for it to see it differently.
Tanzanite is known in the tradition as the one-place stone. If you want the short answer: reach for it to see it differently.
At a glance
- Colour
- Deep violet-blue, transparent
- Hardness
- 6 to 7 out of 10 — cleaves
- Water
- Brief only. It cleaves.
- Sunlight
- Safe.
- Mined in
- Tanzania (a few square kilometres, only)
- Chakra
- Third eye and throat
- Element
- Air and Water
- Planet
- Mercury, Uranus
- Zodiac
- Sagittarius, Gemini
What tanzanite is said to help with
These are the associations the tradition gives it. They are long-standing beliefs rather than proven effects, and they are recorded here because they are genuinely what people come looking for.
- Seeing a situation from an angle you had not considered
- Insight and intuition
- Speaking a difficult truth with grace
- Transformation of an old belief
The part that is actually true
Tanzanite is found in one place on earth: a small area near Mount Kilimanjaro, discovered in 1967. Geologists estimate the supply may be exhausted within decades. It is also pleochroic — it genuinely shows blue, violet and burgundy depending on the angle you view it from.
Where tanzanite comes from
Tanzania (a few square kilometres, only).
Looking after it
- Water: Brief only. It cleaves.
- Sunlight: Safe.
Frequently asked
What does tanzanite mean?
Tanzanite is known as the one-place stone. The tradition associates it with seeing a situation from an angle you had not considered, insight and intuition, speaking a difficult truth with grace. These are traditional associations rather than demonstrated effects, and no stone treats an illness.
Can tanzanite go in water?
No. Brief only. It cleaves.
What chakra is tanzanite?
The tradition associates tanzanite with the third eye and throat chakra, the air and water element, and Mercury, Uranus. These are traditional correspondences rather than measurable properties.
Where does tanzanite come from?
Tanzania (a few square kilometres, only).
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