Tsavorite is a modern gem, and has two things in common with SAPPHIRE is found for the first time in East Africa in 1967 and was sold by Tiffany jewelry company in New York. Unlike Sapphire, Tsavorite has a beautiful green color and is a member of the garnet family of gemstones, while Sapphire is blue and is part of the Zoisite family.

Tsavorite Why? The name comes from the Tsavo National Park in Kenya near the border with Tanzania,Tsavo and the river flowing through it. The beads were found for the first time really in Tanzania, but the exploitation was not possible at that time. In 1971 it appeared again, this time in Kenya, and mining can begin.

Tsavorite was praised for its brilliant green stone, and its lack of inclusions. Has a hardness similar to Emerald is about 7.5 on the Mohs and clarity. It is a lot cheaper than emerald, but is mainly due to the increasing rarityEmerald and traditions of a long history. In fact, Tsavorite is a natural stone-brilliant green improvements that are not required as is the case with many other gems.

Tsavorite strength makes it very difficult to bear, when set in jewelry, with Demantoid is a leading member wanted the Garnet family. sapphires and rubies are the hardest after Mohs Tsavorite, Tsavorite but like all fruits, are extremely resistantbreaking, and the form of a lack of restraint is one of the most stable of precious stones. Like all grenades, has a high refractive index and the brightness over most of the stones, with the obvious exception of diamonds.

Unlike its close geographical SAPPHIRE, crystals often return more than five carat Tsavorite crystals tend to be smaller, and therefore a two-carat Tsavorite above is probably an additional cost to enforce. But it is evaluated more Tourmalinefor its color its brilliance, Tsavorite has a beautiful color and brilliance is exceptional, and therefore more appropriate in smaller crystals based Tsavorite first.

Tsavorite over all properties, as its beautiful green color and exceptional brightness, excellent quality and wear relatively reasonable price, it's no wonder that one of the gems Most popular today Have become available.