1.06 ct Natural Tsavorite Garnet, Cushion Shape | GIA Report #1242032053

A natural 1.06 carat tsavorite garnet in a cushion, with GIA Identification Report #1242032053 recording the species, variety, weight, measurements, shape, cutting styles, color and transparency. Tsavorite is the green variety of grossular garnet, a calcium aluminium silicate colored by trace vanadium and chromium in the V³⁺ and Cr³⁺ states (Journal of Luminescence 277, 2025; Minerals 13(5) 639, 2023 — GIA itself publishes no chromophore for tsavorite).

Where This Tsavorite Comes From

Tsavorite forms in the Neoproterozoic Mozambique Belt, and the deposits described in the peer-reviewed literature lie in Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar (Feneyrol et al., European Journal of Mineralogy 26(2), 2014). The blurb printed on the GIA report states that "the significant commercial sources for this garnet are Kenya and Tanzania" — a statement about where the trade is supplied from, not about where this particular stone was mined.

This stone: Kenya, on Crescent Gems' purchase record. That is our own record of where we bought it. It is not a GIA determination and must not be read as one: GIA does not offer geographic origin for grossular garnet, so the absence of an origin line on this report is not an option the submitter declined.

Buying Guidance

A few practical points to weigh before purchasing this specific stone:

• Understand what this GIA report does and does not cover. Report #1242032053 is an Identification Report. GIA describes that service as one that "identifies and describes a material and lists detectable treatments", and this report lists none. It records species (Grossular Garnet), variety (Tsavorite), weight, measurements, shape, cutting styles, color and transparency. It carries no color grade and no clarity grade, and no origin: GIA does not offer geographic origin determination for grossular garnet at all, so no GIA report on this stone could have carried one. Treat the color, clarity and origin descriptions on this listing as Crescent Gems' own assessment.
• Treatment is seldom the question here — identity usually is. AGTA's Gemstone Information Manual records tsavorite under code N, defined as "Natural: No modification (or currently has no known modification process)". That is a fact about the variety, not a finding about this stone. What is recorded about this stone is narrower: the report lists no detectable treatment, and our own assessment is that it is untreated. The check that matters more is identity: a GIA report recording grossular garnet establishes that the stone is tsavorite and not one of the other green garnets sold under the name.
• Choose a protective setting. Mohs 7-7.5 is a scratch-hardness figure and says nothing about how a stone takes a knock; that is toughness, a separate property, printed on this report as "Good" — GIA publishes no defined toughness scale, so the report's word is quoted as printed. GIA's caution for garnet is that it "should not be subjected to any hard blows or rough wear". For a stone going into a ring, we recommend a bezel or another mounting that shields the girdle edge. That recommendation is Crescent Gems' own — GIA publishes no setting guidance for garnet.
• Check the report against the stone. Read the weight and the measurements off the report and match them to the stone in front of you before finalizing any loose gemstone purchase.
• Use the Try Before You Buy option if you would like to see the stone in hand, under your own lighting, before finalizing the purchase.

Learn More About This Gemstone

• Tsavorite Garnet Buyer's Guide
• Tsavorite Engagement Ring Guide
• Tsavorite Mining Guide
• Green Sapphire Buyer's Guide

Why Choose this 1.06 ct Cushion Tsavorite Garnet?

The GIA report settles the identification and the measurements: grossular garnet, variety tsavorite, 1.06 carats, 6.95 × 5.25 × 3.53 mm, shape Cushion, color Green, transparent, crown Brilliant Cut, pavilion Step Cut. That is the whole of what the report determines.

Everything in this paragraph is Crescent Gems' own description and none of it is a GIA grade, because a GIA colored-stone report carries no color grade and no clarity grade. The stone reads to us as a vivid green. We describe the clarity as minor inclusions under 10× magnification. And our own assessment is that the stone is untreated — the report lists no treatment, which is a different statement.

Key Points of this Natural Tsavorite Garnet

• GIA Report #1242032053
  Dated 14 August 2026. Records species, variety, weight, measurements, shape, cutting styles, color and transparency.
• No Treatment Listed
  GIA's Colored Stone Identification Report is the service that "lists detectable treatments"; this one lists none. AGTA records tsavorite under code N, "Natural: No modification (or currently has no known modification process)". Our own assessment is that the stone is untreated.
• 1.06 Carats, 6.95 × 5.25 × 3.53 mm
  The weight and measurements printed on the report.
• Cushion, Crown Brilliant Cut, Pavilion Step Cut
  The shape field and both cutting-style fields, as printed on the report.
• Mohs 7-7.5, Toughness "Good"
  From the report's Characteristics panel. Mohs measures resistance to scratching; toughness is the separate property that describes how a stone resists chipping and breaking. GIA publishes no defined toughness scale, so the report's word is quoted as printed.
• January Birthstone
  The report's Characteristics panel prints Birthstone: January for this stone.

Features

• Carat Weight: 1.06 Carats
• Gem Type: Natural Tsavorite Garnet
• Species: Grossular Garnet
• Variety: Tsavorite
• Dimensions: 6.95 × 5.25 × 3.53 mm
• Shape: Cushion
• Cutting Styles: crown Brilliant Cut, pavilion Step Cut
• Origin: Crescent Gems' purchase record, not a GIA determination — Kenya
• Treatment: None listed on the GIA report; untreated in our own assessment
• Color: Green — as printed on the GIA report
• Clarity: Minor inclusions under 10× magnification — our own assessment, not a GIA grade
• Laboratory Report: GIA (Gemological Institute of America), Report #1242032053
• Hardness: 7-7.5 on the Mohs scale
• Toughness: "Good" as printed on the report — GIA publishes no defined toughness scale, so the report's word is quoted as printed

A Single Stone

This is a natural gemstone, untreated in our own assessment. This is a single natural stone — once it is sold it cannot be reordered or reproduced.

Care of Your Tsavorite Garnet

GIA publishes care guidance for garnet: warm soapy water is always safe, ultrasonic cleaners are usually safe with an exception, and steam cleaning is not recommended. GIA also says garnets "should not be subjected to any hard blows or rough wear".

We go further than GIA on one point: we do not put this stone in an ultrasonic cleaner. That is Crescent Gems' own preference, not GIA's guidance.

• Clean with lukewarm water and mild soap using a soft brush
• Do not use an ultrasonic cleaner on this stone — our own preference, stricter than GIA's
• Do not steam clean — GIA does not recommend steam cleaning for garnet
• Remove before heavy physical activity — GIA's caution for garnet is that it "should not be subjected to any hard blows or rough wear"
• Store separately from harder gemstones to prevent surface scratching — at Mohs 7-7.5 garnet scratches and abrades more readily than corundum at Mohs 9, and scratch resistance is what the Mohs scale measures
• Garnet has no cleavage (Perkins et al., Mineralogy) — GIA publishes no cleavage value for garnet, so this is cited to the mineralogical literature and not to GIA

Uses for this 1.06 ct Tsavorite Garnet

• Center stone for a ring, a pendant or earrings
• Halo ring center stone
• Custom jewelry commission
• Collectors of natural tsavorite garnet accompanied by a GIA report

What's Included

• GIA report (Report #1242032053)
• Gemstone packed in a gem sleeve

Item #: CG8460 | GIA Report #: 1242032053