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Lot 84
Grossular Garnet var. Tsavorite
7 December 2016, 10:00 PST
Los AngelesUS$6,000 - US$8,000
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Grossular Garnet var. Tsavorite
Tsavo National Park, Kenya
Tsavorite is an intense green variety of grossular garnet; it owes its color to the trace substitutions of vanadium in its crystal structure. The name comes from the Tsavo National Park in Kenya. However, these garnets are found on both sides of the Kenya/Tanzania border. They are usually found as crystalline masses in nodules. The present stone is large for the species at a size of over 6 carats. It has been faceted as an attractive oval-cut stone to best display its high degree of clarity. It is further distinguished by its vivid green hue which is neither too light nor too dark, as well as having excellent luster. Weighing approximately 6.34 carats and measuring 15.0 x 9.9 x 5.63mm
Tsavorite is an intense green variety of grossular garnet; it owes its color to the trace substitutions of vanadium in its crystal structure. The name comes from the Tsavo National Park in Kenya. However, these garnets are found on both sides of the Kenya/Tanzania border. They are usually found as crystalline masses in nodules. The present stone is large for the species at a size of over 6 carats. It has been faceted as an attractive oval-cut stone to best display its high degree of clarity. It is further distinguished by its vivid green hue which is neither too light nor too dark, as well as having excellent luster. Weighing approximately 6.34 carats and measuring 15.0 x 9.9 x 5.63mm
Footnotes
Accompanied by a Gemological Institute of America report number 2171855626 dated September 26, 2016 stating that the 6.33 carats grossular garnet variety tsavorite garnet is natural.

