Description
The rarest things on Earth were formed by the most ordinary processes, repeated for eons. Tsavorite’s deep green rivals emerald but with greater hardness and clarity — it rarely needs treatment, unlike most emeralds. The color comes from vanadium and chromium in grossular garnet. Found only in the East African metamorphic belt, new deposits are sought eagerly by miners on both sides of the Kenya-Tanzania border. Fine crystals in matrix are rarer than the faceted gems.
This specimen originates from Komolo, Arusha, Tanzania, one of the world’s most significant localities for this type of material. Collectors and scientists have drawn from this region for generations, and for good reason: the combination of geological conditions here produces specimens of exceptional quality and clarity.
Every specimen is unique. Photographs approximate the visual experience, but the real thing — its weight, its luster under a raking light, the way it catches the corner of your eye — can only be experienced directly.
