Tsavorite Garnet
Precious Gemstone
What is Tsavorite Garnet?
Tsavorite Garnet is a vibrant green variety of the garnet group, prized for its exceptional brilliance and clarity. It is a calcium aluminum garnet, and its green color is due to the presence of vanadium and chromium. Tsavorite is known for its high refractive index, which gives it a remarkable sparkle, and its relative rarity makes it a valuable gemstone.
Optical Properties
- Refractive Index
- 1.740 - 1.759
- Birefringence
- None
- Pleochroism
- Weak to absent
- Optical Character
- Isotropic
- Dispersion
- 0.028
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Quick Facts
Physical Properties
- Color
- Vibrant green, ranging from yellowish-green to bluish-green
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 7 - 7.5
- Density
- 3.57 to 3.65 g/cm³
- Streak
- White
Chemical Properties
- Chemical Formula
- Ca3Al2Si3O12
- Elements
- Calcium, Aluminum, Silicon, Oxygen, Vanadium, Chromium, Iron
Also Known As
TsavoriteTsavolite
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