Variety of green grossular garnet.
The promotion of tsavorite was made by Tiffany & Co in the 1970s.
To learn more about the mineralogy of Tsavorite, see Mindat.org->
See also information on Tsavorite on the ICA website.
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grenat tsavorite
- Translations : tsavolit, tsavorit, tsavolita, tsavorita, 沙弗莱石, 綠色石榴石
- Etymology : From Tsavo Park Region in Kenya.
- Discovery: 1967 by Campbell R. Bridges
- Type localityAlong the border between Kenya and Tanzania, near the Tsavo Lake region.
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
- Hardness (Mohs) : 7 - 7.5
- Density : 3.55 - 3.73
- Refractive index : 1.735 - 1.744
- Crystal system : Cubic
- Group : Garnet
- Mineralogical Class : Nesosilicates
The gallery
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- Tsavorite – Kenya
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- TSAV0003
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- TSAV0004
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- TSAV0022
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- TSAV0023
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- TSAV0024
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- TSAV0026
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- TSAV0027
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- TSAV0028
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- TSAV0029
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- TSAV0030
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- TSAV0031
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- TSAV0032
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- TSAV0033
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- TSAV0034
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- TSAV0035
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- TSAV0036
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- TSAV6029
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- GRMI6040
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- GRTS1317
