Tanzanite vs Bentonite - What's the difference?
tanzanite | bentonite |
A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
, author=Lee A. Groat
, title=Gemstones
, volume=100, issue=2, page=128
, magazine=(American Scientist)
(mineral) Any of several impure clay minerals consisting mostly of montmorillonite.
A porous clay formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash that swells 5 to 6 times its original volume in the presence of water.
As nouns the difference between tanzanite and bentonite
is that tanzanite is a trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in tanzania, used as a gemstone while bentonite is (mineral) any of several impure clay minerals consisting mostly of montmorillonite.tanzanite
English
(wikipedia tanzanite)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite , tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}