{"product_id":"1-07-ct-round-tsavorite-garnet-agcl-report","title":"1.07 ct Natural Tsavorite Garnet, Round Shape | AGCL Report #M2513969","description":"\u003cp\u003eA natural 1.07 carat tsavorite garnet, shape Round, accompanied by AGCL (Arctic Gem Certification \u0026amp; Laboratory) Report #M2513969, which records the stone's weight, measurements, shape and species. Tsavorite is the green variety of grossular garnet, a calcium aluminium silicate colored by trace vanadium and chromium in the V\u003csup\u003e3+\u003c\/sup\u003e and Cr\u003csup\u003e3+\u003c\/sup\u003e states (\u003cem\u003eJournal of Luminescence\u003c\/em\u003e 277, 2025; \u003cem\u003eMinerals\u003c\/em\u003e 13(5) 639, 2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #5b2c6f; border-radius: 10px; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 28px 0; background-color: #f9f5fc;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px; color: #4a235a;\"\u003eExpert Opinion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/pages\/ahmed-shareek-about-the-owner\" style=\"color: #4a235a; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAhmed Shareek\u003c\/a\u003e's Assessment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\"A 1.07 carat round with green that holds evenly across the face is what I was buying here. The AGCL report settles the identification and the measurements and nothing more than that. Several things on this page are mine rather than the report's: I assess the stone as untreated, and I bought it as Kenyan material on our own purchase record. Nobody should read an origin determination off this report. The color and clarity descriptions here are mine as well.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere This Tsavorite Comes From\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTsavorite forms in the Neoproterozoic Mozambique Belt, and the deposits described in the peer-reviewed literature lie in Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar (Feneyrol et al., \u003cem\u003eEuropean Journal of Mineralogy\u003c\/em\u003e 26(2), 2014) — a statement about where the material occurs, not about where this particular stone was mined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis stone: Kenya, on Crescent Gems' purchase record.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is our own record of where we bought it. It is not addressed by the AGCL report and must not be read as a laboratory determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuying Guidance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA few practical points to weigh before purchasing this specific stone:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstand what this listing attributes to the report, and what it does not.\u003c\/strong\u003e AGCL Report #M2513969 is cited on this listing for the stone's weight, measurements, shape and species. Crescent Gems has not published the report's full scope on this page, so treat the color, clarity, transparency, treatment and origin descriptions here as Crescent Gems' own assessment rather than laboratory findings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment is seldom the question here — identity usually is.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 statement about the variety, not a finding about this stone. Our own assessment is that this stone is untreated. The check that matters more is identity: a laboratory report recording grossular garnet establishes that the stone is tsavorite and not one of the other green garnets sold under the name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChoose a protective setting.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mohs 7-7.5 is a scratch-hardness figure for the species and says nothing about how a stone takes a knock; that is toughness, a separate property. GIA's published care guidance describes the garnet group as having \"fair to good\" toughness and cautions that garnet \"should not be subjected to any hard blows or rough wear\" — statements about garnet, not findings on this stone's report, and GIA publishes no defined toughness scale, so the wording is quoted as published. 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheck the report against the stone.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse the Try Before You Buy option\u003c\/strong\u003e if you would like to see the stone in hand, under your own lighting, before finalizing the purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn More About This Gemstone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/tsavorite-garnet-buyers-guide\"\u003eTsavorite Garnet Buyer's Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/is-tsavorite-good-for-an-engagement-ring-durability-color-and-what-buyers-need-to-know\"\u003eTsavorite Engagement Ring Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/tsavorite-mining-kenya-tanzania\"\u003eTsavorite Mining Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #5b2c6f; border-radius: 10px; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 28px 0; background-color: #f9f5fc;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 14px; color: #4a235a;\"\u003eGemstone Data — At a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eItem #\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eCG8359\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eCarat Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e1.07 ct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eSpecies \/ Variety\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eGrossular Garnet — Tsavorite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eShape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eRound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eCutting Style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eNot stated. Shape and cutting style are different fields: the crown and pavilion cutting styles for this stone are not recorded on this listing, and the shape word is not a cutting style.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e5.96 × 5.92 × 4.24 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eColor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eGreen — Crescent Gems' own description. No color grade is claimed on this listing.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eTreatment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eUntreated in Crescent Gems' own assessment, not a laboratory finding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eCrescent Gems' purchase record, not addressed by the AGCL report — Kenya\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eClarity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eNo inclusions visible to us at normal viewing distance — our own assessment, not a laboratory grade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eTransparency\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eTransparent — Crescent Gems' own description\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eHardness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e7-7.5 (Mohs) — published figure for the species, not a finding on this report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eToughness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003e\"Fair to good\" as published by GIA for the garnet group — a statement about garnet, not a finding on this stone's report. GIA publishes no defined toughness scale, so the wording is quoted as published.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eBirthstone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eJanuary — the garnet group's traditional month, not a finding on this report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eLaboratory Report\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eAGCL Report #M2513969\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Choose this 1.07 ct Round Tsavorite Garnet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAGCL Report #M2513969 is cited here for the identification and the measurements: grossular garnet, variety tsavorite, 1.07 carats, 5.96 × 5.92 × 4.24 mm, shape Round. That is the whole of what this listing attributes to the report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEverything in this paragraph is Crescent Gems' own description and none of it is a laboratory grade. The stone reads to us as a vivid green. We describe the clarity as no inclusions visible to us at normal viewing distance. And our own assessment is that the stone is untreated — that assessment is ours, and it is not presented as a finding on the report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Points of this Natural Tsavorite Garnet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAGCL Report #M2513969\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCited on this listing for species, variety, weight, measurements and shape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUntreated in Our Own Assessment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAGTA's Gemstone Information Manual records tsavorite under code N, defined as \"Natural: No modification (or currently has no known modification process)\". That is a statement about the variety, not a finding about this stone. Crescent Gems' own assessment is that this stone is untreated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1.07 Carats, 5.96 × 5.92 × 4.24 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe weight and measurements this listing takes from the report.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape Round\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shape field. The crown and pavilion cutting styles are not recorded on this listing, and a shape word is not a cutting style.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMohs 7-7.5, Toughness \"Fair to Good\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished figures for the species and for the garnet group, not findings on this report. 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 its wording is quoted as published.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary Birthstone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary is the garnet group's traditional birthstone month, a trade convention rather than a finding on this report.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem #: CG8359\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarat Weight: 1.07 Carats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGem Type: Natural Tsavorite Garnet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecies: Grossular Garnet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariety: Tsavorite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 5.96 × 5.92 × 4.24 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting Style: not recorded on this listing — a shape word is not a cutting style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Crescent Gems' purchase record, not addressed by the AGCL report — Kenya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreatment: untreated in Crescent Gems' own assessment, not a laboratory finding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Green — Crescent Gems' own description, not a laboratory grade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarity: No inclusions visible to us at normal viewing distance — our own assessment, not a laboratory grade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparency: Transparent — Crescent Gems' own description\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaboratory Report: AGCL, Report #M2513969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardness: 7-7.5 on the Mohs scale — published figure for the species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToughness: \"fair to good\" as GIA publishes it for the garnet group — a statement about garnet, not a finding on this report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Single Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a natural gemstone, untreated in Crescent Gems' own assessment. This is a single natural stone — once it is sold it cannot be reordered or reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare of Your Tsavorite Garnet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGIA 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\". That guidance is about the garnet group and is not a finding on this stone's report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean with lukewarm water and mild soap using a soft brush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not use an ultrasonic cleaner on this stone — our own preference, stricter than GIA's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not steam clean — GIA does not recommend steam cleaning for garnet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove before heavy physical activity — GIA's caution for garnet is that it \"should not be subjected to any hard blows or rough wear\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarnet has no cleavage (Perkins et al., \u003cem\u003eMineralogy\u003c\/em\u003e) — this is cited to the mineralogical literature and is not a finding on this report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUses for this 1.07 ct Tsavorite Garnet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCenter stone for a ring, a pendant or earrings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalo ring center stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustom jewelry commission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of natural tsavorite garnet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAGCL report (Report #M2513969)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGemstone packed in a gem sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eItem #: CG8359 | AGCL Report #: M2513969\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crescent Gems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42798907457603,"sku":"CG8359","price":995.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8982\/8931\/files\/1112023001_74cf9043-5ff6-4ead-9f4a-36d7a12e3d2c.jpg?v=1778308019","url":"https:\/\/crescentgems.com\/en-ch\/products\/1-07-ct-round-tsavorite-garnet-agcl-report","provider":"Crescent Gems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}