RARE GEMSTONE: RICH GREEN TSAVORITE - 3.66 CT. ...

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RARE GEMSTONE: RICH GREEN TSAVORITE - 3.66 CT
Merelani Hills (Mererani), Lelatema Mts, Arusha Region, Tanzania
In 1967, in what is now known as Tanzania, British geologist Campbell Bridges discovered, bright green Grossularite - a colorful member of the gemstone group of Garnets: Tsavorite. But Campbell could not export any of these exciting new gems - so with dogged persistence he went into neighboring Kenya and rediscovered the vivid green gemstone for a second time in 1971. Tsavorite has a particularly high refractive index and does not have to undergo any treatment to bring out its color - resulting in natural green gemstones of great brilliance that are significantly more robust than that other green gemstone: Emerald. Only rarely are rough crystals of over 5 carats found, so a facetted Tsavorite of more than two carats, such as this one, is rare. This Tsavorite is a facetted 3.66 carat mixed step, trilliant that measures approximately 10.2 mm along an edge. It is a very clean, deep chrome green: a bright lively, unusually cut gemstone in fine condition.

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