Tsavorite – Harry & Co Jewellery

Characteristics of Tsavorite

Tsavorite was discovered in the mountains of Simanjiro District, Tanzania in 1967.
British gem prospector Campbell R. Bridges made the initial discovery.
Bridges later found tsavorite in Kenya and was granted a mining permit.
Tiffany and Co launched a marketing campaign in 1974 to promote tsavorite.
Bridges was murdered in 2009 due to a dispute over access to his gemstone mines.

Tsavorite is found in Manyara, Tanzania and Toliara Province, Madagascar.
Small deposits of gem-grade material have been found in Pakistan and Antarctica.
No other occurrences of gem material have been discovered.
Tsavorite is rare in gem-quality over several carats.
Large tsavorite crystals, such as a 925-carat and a 120.68-carat, have been found.

The Lion of Merelani is a square cushion cut tsavorite weighing 116.76 carats.
It has 177 facets and is on display at the Smithsonian Institution.
A 325-carat oval mixed-cut tsavorite stone is one of the largest in the world.
Tsavorite formed in a Neoproterozoic metamorphic event, resulting in various inclusions.
Inclusions are strong identifying features in tsavorite.

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Tsavorite. Mindat.org.
Tsavorite. International Colored Gemstone Association.
BBC News. Mob kills UK gems expert in Kenya.
Arem, Joel E.; Clark, Donald. Tsavorite Garnet Value, Price, and Jewelry Information.
Daily Telegraph obituary for Campbell R. Bridges.
Tsavorite Garnets Used in Celtic Jewelry.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsavorite.
List of emeralds by size.
List of sapphires by size.

Reference	URL
Glossary	https://harryandcojewellery.com.au/blogs/glossary/tsavorite
Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsavorite
Wikidata	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2295514
Knowledge Graph	https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/04nfm2