Stone Passport
PASS-TZ-001-2024
The Kilimanjaro Eye
A trichroic violet from the shadow of Africa's great peak
Stone Data
Raw weight
8.3ct
Cut potential
~5.2ct
Country
Tanzania
Region
Northern Tanzania
Extracted
2023
Cert status
pending
Colour & Clarity
Deep violet-blue with trichroic blue, violet and burgundy flash
Eye-clean with minor inclusions, characteristic of fine Tanzanian tanzanite
Origin Narrative
Buried beneath 400 metres of fractured gneiss at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, this crystal spent 585 million years forming in near-total silence. It was pulled into light by a small cooperative of artisan miners on a Tuesday morning in October 2023.
Chain of Custody
Extracted from mine
Merelani Block D, Tanzania · Baraka (artisan miner)
Assessed and catalogued
Arusha, Tanzania · Cooperative assessor
Acquired for atelier selection
Arusha gem market · Atelier buyer
Entered atelier inventory
Atelier · Gemologist
Listed for customer selection
Online atelier · System
Ethical Sourcing
Sourced from a small-scale mining cooperative under ethical sourcing guidelines. Full chain-of-custody documentation to be added when supplier verification is complete.
Prototype origin story — to be replaced with verified supplier data and official mine certificates.
ATELIER Stone Passport
Prototype document — not a legal certificate