Name GARNET GROSSULAR
Variety TSAVORITE
Origin Merelani (Tsavo) Tanzania
Hardness 7,5
Composition Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Crystaline sys. CUBIC
Size   4,5 x 4,2 x 3 cm (Mayor, bigest)
Weight 112 gr (Grupo)




Description:
It is common belief that garnets are always red. However, they come in all sorts of colours, including blue. The green variety is known as tsavorite, and is much appreciated in jewelry. Tsavorite and demantoid are the most valuable varieties of the garnet group. The deposit in Tanzania is the only one known so far that produces tsavorites.


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GARNET GROSSULAR



VARIETY TSAVORITE