Tsavorite The World’s Rarest Garnet

Tsavorite, the world’s rarest garnet; A stunningly beautiful green gemstone that rivals any other green gem.

Tsavorite was discovered by British geologist Campbell R. Bridges in 1967 and named by Harry Platt of Tiffany & Company (New York) who immediately recognized its potential due to its gemological pedigree and named it after the Tsavo Game Reserve in Kenya, the area of its discovery. Though Tsavorite is found in both Tanzania and Kenya, the very finest Tsavorite, with the purest green hues is still only found in Tsavo, Kenya.

TSAVORITE – TREATMENTS AND SYNTHETICS

Tsavorite has yet to be synthesized, its complex chemical and physical properties make it difficult to synthesize and it requires no treatments whatsoever to enhance it.

TSAVORITE IN JEWELRY

Tsavorite has a rating of 6.5 – 7.5 on the Moh’s scale of gem hardness and is therefore very durable and suitable for all forms of jewelry. Due to its high refractive index and high dispersion levels, makes this stunning green gemstone incredibly sparkly and eye catching, they really 'pop' when set with Diamonds, as they too have a high refractive index and really compliment each