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703-Carat L’Heure Bleu Tanzanite Carving Sets New GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS(TM) Title as World’s Largest Cut Tanzanite
HILLSBORO, OR, Mar 29, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – It was an exciting day at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals, Hillsboro, Oregon,when artist Naomi Sarna’s 703-carat L’Heure Bleu tanzanite carving set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title as the world’s largest cut tanzanite, on March 9. A standing room only crowd witnessed the “weigh in” as Guinness World Records adjudicator, Michael Empric, verified and announced the results. Gemstone experts, Jessie English, J.S. English Appraisals and Madeline Saunders, Oregon Estate Jewelry, were the official witnesses for the weighing. Rice Museum board president Gail Spann and museum director, Kim Vagner were also on ... Read more