TSAVORITE 20.22 cts. Laughing Buddha Carving UNIQUE

RARE TSAVORITE CARVING

"Laughing Buddha"

Weight: 20.22 cts

Size:  15.9 mm tall x 15.6 mm wide x 13 mm deep

This Tsavorite is 100% natural and has had no heat treatment.

PURE UNTREATED EMERALD GREEN COLOUR!!!

"Tsavorite Garnet, comparable in scarcity to Demantoid Garnet, is extremely rare. In fact, it is so rare that it might be unavailable in future years".

This is a very unique and special "one off" carving JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF THIS PIECE!!!

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This is a very rare and unique Laughing Buddha that has been carved out of Natural Tsavorite Garnet from Africa.

Although small in size for a Buddha this is A HUGE TSAVORITE GEMSTONE a fantastic EMERALD GREEN colour which can be set into a unique and special "one off" pendant or added to your carving collection.

Tsavorite, east Africa's beautiful green gemstone is rightful heir to the title "the king of Garnets".

Some 37 years after its discovery, Tsavorite has comfortably established itself as one of the world’s most beautiful, precious and desirable gemstones. Tsavorite Garnet, comparable in scarcity to Demantoid Garnet, is extremely rare. In fact, it is so rare that it might be unavailable in future years.

First discovered in 1967 by the now legendary Scottish geologist, Campbell R. Bridges, Tsavorite has quickly found favor as a precious colored gem of choice. Bridges first discovered Tsavorite in Tanzania, but in those days getting an export license to take the gems out was impossible. Bridges, aided by the local Masai and Kikuu tribesmen persisted in his search, but this time turned his attention to the neighboring country of Kenya. In 1971 Bridges discovered Tsavorite for a second time in Kenya’s Tsavo region.

Life in Africa’s bush is dangerous and the Tsavo region is well known as the domain of man eating lions and poachers. In order to protect himself from predators and brigands, Bridges was forced to live in a tree house. And as he didn’t want his treasure to be stolen, he cunningly used the local’s fear of snakes by placing a python in among the Tsavorite rough.

Tsavorite eventually found its way to America where Henry Platt of Tiffany & Co. named the gemstone, basing its name on the famous Tsavo National Park in Kenya. Tsavorite took the world by storm and interest increased dramatically when in 1974 Tiffany’s started a special campaign promoting Tsavorite making it well known in the USA. International promotional campaigns followed and soon global demand for Tsavorite reached epic proportions.

While Tsavorite was once being mined in 40 different areas throughout Tanzania and Kenya, only four mining ventures are still producing commercial quantities. While some 50 deposits have been found in Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar and even Zambia, only a handful of small mines are viable. This is because Tsavorite is notoriously difficult to mine, requiring a good understanding of geology. Seams suddenly disappear, giving no indication where to look next and its crystals are often found inside Quartz or Scapolite “potatoes” that must be cracked open to reveal the Tsavorite.

Tsavorite’s intense green colors, similar to the very best Emeralds, are due to the presence of vanadium in the host rock.

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