Quick Facts on Tsavorite Stone
| Chemical Formula |
: | Ca3Al2Si3O12 |
Color |
: | Light to deep green |
| Dispersion |
: | 0.028 |
| Refractive index |
: | 1.740 |
| Specific Gravity |
: | 2.6 2.64 |

Tsavorite is
a very popular, exquisitely brilliant green grossular garnet. This
stone is one of the few gemstones which is considered to be 100%
natural in the market today. It is neither heated nor oiled, neither
opticon-treated nor synthesized. The stone has all the qualities of
beauty, intrinsic value, rarity, and romance that are required in a
gemstone. Available in a various shades of green, this is the most
beautiful green gemstone in the world today. It is durable, it mixes
well with diamonds and it is natural. This type is only found in
East Africa which makes it all the more exclusive and exotic. Though
Tsavorite is considered to expensive because of its rarity, on the
contrary, it is approximately one fourth the price of other
comparable emeralds.