Kenyan Tsavorite | Gem Adventurer™
He first encountered Tsavorite in 1961 in Zimbabwe while working for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, next in 1967 in Tanzania’s Lelatema Mountains, and once again in 1971 in Kenya’s Tsavo region, establishing the famous Scorpion Mine in the Taita-Taveta District of south-east Kenya in 1980.
Mining - TSAVORITE from KENYA
Mining To date Tsavorite has only been produced in gem quality material from rocks of the Mozambique Belt. Although the Mozambique Belt extends …
A Journey to the Scorpion Tsavorite Mine, Kenya - Imperial ...
Aug 13, 2018 · The idea of journeying to Kenya came to me while attending the AGTA Gemstone Industry & Laboratory Conference meeting at the 2016 Tucson Gem Show. Bruce Bridges of Bridges Tsavorite was invited to speak to the group about his company and its involvement with tsavorite. Bruce spoke of its discovery in the 1960’s by his father, the late, renowned geologist Campbell Bridges, as …
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Jun 12, 2015 · https://www.theraregemstonecompany.com/tsavorite Tsavorite is an ancient gemstone, one of the oldest forming stones in the gem kingdom. It formed almost 2 mi...
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Apr 02, 2008 · 30 meters underground, in the dark tunnels of a tsavorite mine of the Tsavolite mining company, we are witnessing the work of Kenyan worker searching for …
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Jun 01, 2016 · Tsavorite is found in quartz veins (Tanzania) or nodules (Kenya) and consists mainly of calcium, aluminium and silica. It has a dark green colour due to the presence of chroium and vanadium. The only Tsavorite nodules exploited to date are from the Davis Mine, which is located in Mwatate, south-eastern Kenya.
Tsavorite from Kenya — Pala international
Tsavorite is rare in faceted stones above 7–8 cts. Fine tsavorites above 20 carats can be considered world-class pieces. Most stones tend to be less than 3 cts. Sources. The original locality for tsavorite was Kenya’s Tsavo National Park, but today important deposits of gem tsavorite have also been found in Tanzania’s Lindi Province. Enhancements.
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This rare green variety of grossularite is called Tsavorite, deriving its name from the Tsavo National Park in Kenya. Tsavo is also famous for its great elephant herds and the legendary man-eating lions that terrorized the railway workers during the building of “The Lunatic Line,” from Mombasa to Uganda, just before the turn of the century.
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Tsavorite is a relatively new gemstone. It was discovered as recently as 1967 and was given its name after the location where it was initially found – Tsavo National Park in Kenya. Tsavorite is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. Tsavorite is a member of the garnet family, linked to the grossularite variety. It gains its color from the ...
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Named after Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. Occurrence Grossular garnets occur in metamorphosed, impure calcareous rocks, especially contact zones; also in schists and serpentines.
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The few mines lie in a uniquely beautiful landscape of arid grassland with bare, dry hills. Its dangerous country, the habitat of snakes, and now and then a lion patrols, on the lookout for prey…
Modernising gemstone mining in Kenya
Oct 15, 2018 · I believe there is a strong case for modernising the gemstone mining industry, partnering with local miners, to create sustainable production streams which can really put Kenya on the map as a reliable source of tsavorite, ruby, and other gems.
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Most of the Tsavorite mining takes place in south-east Kenya in areas such as the Taita Hills, Voi, Kasigau, Migama and Kuranze. All of these mines are worked by small groups and gangs with nothing more than the most basic hand mining tools.
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Nadan Mining/Kuranze: Tsavorite Johnson Muthama mine : Ruby We finish up the trip with a visit to Arusha, Tanzania where assembled gemstone dealers will have on display products mined in Tanzania, including Tanzanite as well.
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Rockland Kenya Ltd is the leader in the mining and exploration of rubies. Bridges Exploration Ltd is busy mining the green garnet (tsavorite) in the Taita-Taveta district. The other gemstone mining companies have reduced their production to a bare minimum.
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Tsavorite Garnet is the market name of the green variety of the gemstone grossular garnet. It was first discovered in Tanzania in 1967; Tsavorite deposits were later found near the Tsavo national park in Kenya, after which this gemstone was named. Tsavorite garnets color is similar to emerald, while having fewer inclusions and imperfections.