1.70 Ct. Tsavorite Garnet from Tanzania

There are gems that tell a story the moment light moves across their facets, and this one speaks with the quiet authority of ages. Presented by The Natural Gemstone Company, this transparent green tsavorite garnet weighs 1.70 carat and is fashioned into a cushion shape that measures 7.05 by 5.96 by 4.89 millimeters, a size that balances presence with refinement. Its mixed brilliant cut has been executed to maximize life, and the excellent polish allows each facet to sing with clarity. Evaluated at eye level, the clarity is very very slightly included, a mark of natural authenticity that does not diminish but rather deepens the gem character. With intense color intensity and the subtle enhancement of a careful heat treatment to reveal its fullest green hue, this tsavorite is both a celebration of nature and a testament to human craft.

To understand this stone is to travel backward through time, to a world when continents were still finding their present arrangements and heat and pressure were the unseen sculptors of mineral form. Millions of years ago, in the ancient metamorphic belts of what is now Tanzania, sedimentary layers rich in calcium and trace elements were subjected to profound tectonic forces. Under rising temperatures and compressive stress, the simple minerals within those layers reorganized their atomic frameworks. Vanadium and occasional chromium ions, carried in minute concentrations by geological fluids, found their way into the structure of grossular garnet. Over geologic epochs, atoms aligned and crystals grew in fractures and pockets, each incremental addition to the lattice taking centuries, then millennia. The result was a compact, resilient crystal, saturated with a green that seemed to absorb and then return the fertile light of the earth itself. This tsavorite carries within it that slow, deliberate history, a color forged by elemental exchange and preserved by the stone hardness that has allowed it to survive eons of burial, uplift, and erosion.

When the crystal was finally liberated from its host rock, likely by the patient work of rivers and human hands, it began a second life shaped by skill and vision. The cutter chose a cushion outline to honor the gem legacy of classic elegance, while employing a mixed brilliant cut to enhance scintillation and depth. At 1.70 carat and with dimensions of 7.05 by 5.96 by 4.89 millimeters, the gem achieves a luminous balance, offering a surface area that flatters a variety of settings while retaining the concentrated color that makes tsavorite unique. The clarity grade of very very slightly included at eye level assures you of eye clean appearance while also affirming the natural story within. A precise heat treatment was applied to stabilize and bring forth the intense green, a modest enhancement that respects the gem true character and longevity. The excellent polish finalizes the work, imparting a mirror like finish to the pavilion and crown, and permitting every ray that enters to be returned as vivid life.

This tsavorite garnet from Tanzania is more than an attractive stone, it is a link in a chain that connects ancient earth processes to the personal histories we build today. Worn as a ring, set within a pendant, or kept as a collector specimen, it becomes a tangible heirloom, a piece of geological poetry that can be handed down through generations. At The Natural Gemstone Company we honor that lineage with careful sourcing, transparent description, and a respect for both the science and the romance of fine gems. If you seek a jewel that balances storied origin, classical beauty, and practical wearability, this cushion shaped, mixed brilliant cut tsavorite, with its intense green, very very slightly included clarity, excellent polish, and precise dimensions of 7.05 by 5.96 by 4.89 millimeters, invites you to begin a new chapter. Owning this gem is to hold within your hand a fragment of time, a green fire that began forming millions of years ago and now awaits the next moment in its long and luminous life.