The slightly violet or pink red variety of garnet found in Tanzania, Sri Lanka and India represents the finest of the red garnets. Coming from the Greek word rose, the colour will vary from a pale pinkish red to quite an intense, almost purple hue. Being a member of the very large Garnet family, Rhodolite is the birthstone for the month of January and, according to myth, the wearer is assured of love and faithfulness and also to safety whilst travelling. The Asiatic people used Garnet as bullets as, being a red colour, they were thought to inflict a deadlier wound.

Named by Henry Platt of Tiffany & Co. after the Tsavo National Park where the majority of this beautiful variety of green Grossularite Garnet is found. Tsavo borders the two nations of Tanzania and Kenya and produces a myriad of beautiful coloured stone varieties. Tsavorite was discovered in the late 1960's and to this day has only been found in relatively small sizes with stones over 3.00 carats being rare. However, a recent discovery in the Merelani district has yielded some exceptional large specimens of Tsavorite, some in excess of 50.00 carats, though most specimens are of a lighter colour.

Found in Namibia in 1991, this intense orange coloured member of the Garnet family is closely related to Spessartite Garnet. When discovered, several names were proposed for this vibrant orange coloured gem, including Hollandine Garnet. Deposits in Namibia became difficult and expensive to mine and another source has become prominent on today's market, Nigeria. Where the Namibian stones tended to be small in size, the Nigerian stones, though perhaps a slightly less pure orange colour, tend to be larger in size and cleaner to the eye. Being a member of the Garnet family, Mandarin Garnet offers a beautiful birthstone alternative to those born in the month of January.

Weight: 2.60cts

Origin: Tsavo National Park, Kenya.

Dimensions: 10.5 x 5.0mms

Ref: 11849 (UHEC)

Weight: 8.56cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 14.8 x 10.2mms

Ref: 10144 (NC)

Weight: 2.80cts

Origin: Tsavo National Park, Kenya.

Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.2mms

Ref: 11771 (DNCZ)

Cut: Brilliant

Weight: 9.68cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 14.0 x 11.5mms

Ref: 11828 (UNC)

Weight: 3.60cts

Origin: Kenya

Dimensions: 12.0 x 7.6mms

Ref: 11882 (DDZZ)

** Eye clean **

Weight: 2.86cts

Origin: NIgeria

Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.6mms

Ref: 11967 (CNZ)

Weight: 3.05cts

Origin: Kenya.

Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.1mms

Ref: 11968 (DDCZ)

Weight: 3.78cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.4mms

Ref: 12146 (SNZ)

Weight: 5.06cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.8mms

Ref: 11647 (UHC)

Weight: 2.73cts

Origin: Kenya

Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.4mms

Ref: 12308 (TCZZ)

Weight: 1.28cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 7.14 x 5.71mms

Ref: OP (DNZ)

**Slightly Included**

Weight: 8.33cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 11.6 x 10.6mms

Ref: 12009 (DTC)

Weight: 2.71cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.2mms

Ref: 11967 (CNZ)

Weight: 11.75cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 14.1 x 11.4mms

Ref: 12118 (UCZ)

Weight: 2.10cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 8.9x6.0mms

Ref: 12174 (CNZ)

Weight: 8.05cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 12 x 10mms

Ref: 104857-21 (UQC)

Weight: 1.44cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 6mms

Ref: 12164 (SNZ)

Weight: 5.42cts

Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.7mms

Ref: 12090 (NEC)

Weight: 7.35cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 10.4mms

Ref: 12280 (SNZ)

Weight: 3.93cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 10.0 x 7.8mms

Ref: 12270 (QEC)

Weight: 8.23cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 10 x 8mms

Ref: 12311 (UQC)

Weight: 2.05cts

Origin: Nigeria'

Dimensions: 7.5mms

Ref: 12173 (UUZZ)

Weight: 4.74cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 10mms

Ref: 106299-99 (USZ)

Weight: 1.51cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 6mms

Ref: 12164 (SNZ)

Weight: 7.01cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 9mms

Ref: 105008-18 (UQC)

** C/Board cut **

Weight: 0.80ct

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.8mms

Ref: OP (HC)

Weight: 2.90cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 8mms

Ref: 104857-283 (UCC)

Weight: 7.22cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 12.7 x 10.2mms

Ref: 12312 (DNZ)