The shining green tsavorite is a young gemstone with a very long geological history. Its home is the East-African bushland along the border between Kenya and Tanzania.
The few mines lie in a uniquely beautiful landscape of arid grassland with bare, dry hills. It's dangerous country, the habitat of snakes, and now and then a lion patrols, on the lookout for prey. There, near the world-famous Tsavo National Park, that history began.
It is a green grossularite and comes from the colourful gemstone family of the Garnet Group.
Facts:
- Mohs hardness: 6.5-7.5
- Colour: Green, due to the chemical element Vanadium.
The shining green tsavorite is a young gemstone with a very long geological history. Its home is the East-African bushland along the border between Kenya and Tanzania.
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The shining green tsavorite is a young gemstone with a very long geological history. Its home is the East-African bushland along the border between Kenya and Tanzania.
The few mines lie in a uniquely beautiful landscape of arid grassland with bare, dry hills. It's dangerous country, the habitat of snakes, and now and then a lion patrols, on the lookout for prey. There, near the world-famous Tsavo National Park, that history began.
It is a green grossularite and comes from the colourful gemstone family of the Garnet Group.
Facts:
- Mohs hardness: 6.5-7.5
- Colour: Green, due to the chemical element Vanadium.
