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At GJX, Daniel Assaf (The Tsavorite Factory, New York City; figure 1) explained the current market situation for tsavorite garnet, Tanzanian red to pink spinel, and yellow danburite. According to ...
Tsavorite is among the most expensive of all garnets, with prices similar to those fetched by fine demantoid (the other green garnet). But like all gem materials, low-quality pieces may be ...
Gemologists and colored stone dealers further subdivide some garnet species into varieties depending on color. For example, demantoid is a brilliant green variety of andradite that’s highly prized by ...
A 7.08-carat tsavorite garnet set in a gold ring and surrounded by round-cut diamonds in the National Gem Collection. Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Greenman donated this piece of jewelry to the ...
The largest, cleanest tsavorite on record is a 325.14 carat piece valued at over $2 million (Sh259 million). The largest in the world tsavorite Denis Mwangi Tsavorite, a rare and valuable variety of ...
Though Russia is the most famous locality, demantoid garnets have been found in Italy, Iran, Namibia, Madagascar, and Mexico. Other varieties of andradite garnet include melanite (black) and ...
Tsavorite is a precious gemstone first discovered by famed geologist Campbell Bridges in Tanzania, in 1967, and then in Kenya in 1970. The green grossular garnet (silicate mineral crystals) has also ...
Panthère de Cartier necklace in 18-k yellow gold with diamonds, tsavorite garnets, lacquer and onyx, $32,800 at Cartier, 2100 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, NY; 516-627-3200 Photo by Jonathon ...