
WHAT IS TSAVORITE?
Tsavorite is actually a Green Grossularite Garnet. It is a Calcium Aluminum Silicate (like its sister stone, Tanzanite) with a chemical composition of Ca3Al2Si3O12. Its intense green hues are caused by the presence of Vanadium and sometimes Chromium.
The shining green tsavorite is...
Based on the crystal axes and the angles at which the axes intersect, crystals are divided into seven systems including, Cubic, Tetragonal, hexagonal, trigonal, Orthorhombic, Monoclinic, and Triclinic systems.
1. Cubic (isometric) System ඝනක පද්ධතිය
All three axes have the same length and intersect at right...