tsavorite
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Etymology
Named after Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, where it can be found.
Noun
tsavorite (countable and uncountable, plural tsavorites)
- A dark green garnet.
- 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128:
- Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Tsavorite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “tsavorite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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Noun
tsavorite f (plural tsavoriti)
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