He dug up two big gems.
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Miner Saniniu L. hands over to government officials two of the biggest rough tanzanite gemstones ever found in Tanzania. (AP) -
One of the gemstones weighed 20 pounds. That’s a little less than a two-year-old! (AP) -
The miner poses with the over three-million-dollar check he received from government officials. (AP) -
Jewelers will cut the tanzanite stone from its rough shape to make jewelry like this ring. (AP) -
The clear blue color shines in this tanzanite necklace.
Miners dig in the dirt. They look for gems. One miner found two huge stones.
They are as big as books! They sparkle inside.
READ MORE: Tanzanite is a precious stone. It is only found in East Africa’s Tanzania. Miner Saniniu Laizer looks for rare gems. He found two tanzanite rocks. The Tanzanian government bought the rocks. It paid Mr. Laizer more than three million dollars! He will use the money to help people. Who hid all the tanzanite in Tanzania? God did! “The heavens are yours; the Earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them,” says Psalm 89:11.
