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: 3.08cts

Origin: Tsavo National Park, Kenya.

Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.8mms

Ref: 12736 (QNZZ)

Weight: 8.29cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 13.1 x 10.4mms

Ref: 12681 (DNZ)

Weight: 8.56cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 14.8 x 10.2mms

Ref: 10144 (NC)

Weight: 7.45cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 13.5 x 10.5mms

Ref: AS20-08-06 (DDC)

Weight: 4.44cts

Origin: NIgeria

Dimensions: 10 x 8mms

Ref: 12705 (DEHC)

Weight: 2.60cts

Origin: Kenya.

Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.0mms

Ref: 11968 (DTCZ)

Weight: 4.48cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 9mms

Ref: 108310-09 (UEC)

Weight: 2.73cts

Origin: Kenya

Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.4mms

Ref: 12308 (TCZZ)

Weight: 5.15cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 10.7 x 9.4mms

Ref: 12733 (QTC)

Weight: 6.74cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 13.5 x 10.5mms

Ref: 12746 (TTC)

Weight: 2.33cts

Origin: Kenya

Dimensions: 8.0 x 6.9mms

Ref: 12328 (UHEC)

Weight: 4.16cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.6mms

Ref: 12776 (THC)

Weight: 7.03cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 12.2 x 10.2mms

Ref: 12748 (DSC)

Weight: 1.51cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 6mms

Ref: 12164 (SNZ)

Weight: 7.24cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 9mms

Ref: 109022-03 (USC)

Weight: 2.20cts

Origin: Mali, West Africa.

Dimensions: 9.0 x 7.3mms

Ref: 12844 (CHC)

Weight: 6.97cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 13.5 x 10.0mms

Ref: 12887 (UQC)

Weight: 1.07cts

Origin: Kenya

Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2mms

Ref: 13-22-02-13 (UESC)

Weight: 7.66cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 14.0 x 9.6mms

Ref: 12962 (DDCZ)

Weight: 6.27cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 13 x 10mms

Ref: 12661 (DTC)

Weight: 4.00cts

Origin: Kenya

Dimensions: 12.5 x 8.9mms

Ref: 12669 (TNEC)

Weight: 8.02cts

Origin: East Africa

Dimensions: 13.3 x 11.0mms

Ref: 12906 (UNZ)

Weight: 10.50cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 14.25 x 11.13mms

Ref: 13004 (QHEC)

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Weight: 11.35cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 14.5 x 10.0mms

Ref: 12747 (DTC)

Weight: 3.72cts

Origin: Mali, West Africa

Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.0mms

Ref: 13029 (SHC)

Weight: 8.26cts

Origin: Malawi

Dimensions: 13.0 x 10.8mms

Ref: 13003 (DHC)

Weight: 3.24cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6mms

Ref: 12795 (NHC)

Weight: 7.87cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 12.9 × 9.8mms

Ref: 13051 (TQZ)

Weight: 6.06cts

Origin: Mali, West Africa

Dimensions: 9mms

Ref: 13027 (NHC)

Weight: 4.01cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.5mms

Ref: 12380 (QNZ)

Weight: 11.27cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 12.5mms

Ref: 109022-04 (DNZ)

Weight: 3.27cts

Origin: Mali, West Africa

Dimensions: 9mms

Ref: 12841 (UTHC)

Weight: 10.66cts

Origin: Nigeria

Dimensions: 14.2 x 11.6mms

Ref: 12732 (QHC)

Weight: 2.04cts

Origin: Kenya

Dimensions: 8.05 x 5.8mms

Ref: 13-21-11-06 (DTCZ)

Weight: 5.85cts

Origin: East Africa

Dimensions: 12.6 x 10.0mms

Ref: AS23-05-09 (DQC)

Weight: 2.05cts

Origin: Kenya

Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.1mms

Ref: 12670 (DCCZ)

Weight: 0.80ct

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.8mms

Ref: OP (HC)

Weight: 8.43cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 13.1 × 10.2mms

Ref: 13050 (TSZ)

Weight: 0.83ct

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 6mms

Ref: OP (EC)

Weight: 3.85cts

Origin: Mali, West Africa.

Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.5mms

Ref: 12842 (SHC)

Weight: 4.96cts

Origin: Tanzania

Dimensions: 9.5mms

Ref: 107089-170 (UDC)

Weight: 9.18cts

Origin: East Africa

Dimensions: 11 x 9mms

Ref: AS23-05-08 (UNC)