{"product_id":"4-95-ct-oval-natural-tsavorite-garnet-gemstone","title":"4.95 ct Natural Tsavorite Garnet - Oval | GIA Report #5231980220","description":"\u003cp\u003eA natural 4.95 carat tsavorite garnet in an oval, with GIA identification report #5231980220 recording the species, variety, weight, measurements, shape, cutting style, colour and transparency. Tsavorite is the green variety of grossular garnet, a calcium aluminium silicate coloured 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 — GIA itself publishes no chromophore for tsavorite).\u003c\/p\u003e\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-gcc\/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 tsavorite approaching five carats, eye-clean to my eye and even in colour across the face, is a stone I looked at hard before buying. The GIA report settles the identification and the measurements and nothing more than that. Two things here 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. GIA does not issue an origin opinion for grossular garnet at all, so nobody should read Kenya off this report.\"\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). 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis stone: Kenya, on Crescent Gems' purchase record.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is our documentation 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.\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\u003eTreatment is seldom the question here — species 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 fact about the variety. What is recorded about \u003cem\u003ethis\u003c\/em\u003e stone is narrower: GIA describes the Colored Stone Identification Report as the service that \"identifies and describes a material and lists detectable treatments\", and this report lists none. Our own assessment is that the stone is untreated. The verification that matters most is species: a GIA or AGL report confirming grossular garnet establishes that the stone is tsavorite and not one of the other green garnets that are 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 and says nothing about how a stone takes a knock; that is toughness, a separate property, and GIA's caution for garnet is that it \"should not be subjected to any hard blows or rough wear\". For a stone this size 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 for window effect.\u003c\/strong\u003e Look straight down through the table under diffuse light — a well-cut tsavorite returns light evenly across the face; a poorly proportioned cut lets light pass straight through, creating a washed-out area in the centre regardless of how good the rough colour was.\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's colour and brilliance 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-gcc\/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-gcc\/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-gcc\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/tsavorite-mining-kenya-tanzania\"\u003eTsavorite Mining Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-gcc\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/green-sapphire-buyers-guide\"\u003eGreen Sapphire Buyer's Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-gcc\/blogs\/information-pages-complete-guide\/the-smart-way-to-buy-loose-gemstones-online-in-2026\"\u003eLoose Gemstone Buying 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; font-size: 0.95em;\"\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;\"\u003eCG8447\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;\"\u003e4.95 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;\"\u003eOval\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;\"\u003eCrown: Modified Brilliant Cut · Pavilion: Step Cut\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;\"\u003e11.54 × 9.51 × 6.48 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 — as printed on the GIA report (GIA colored-stone reports carry no color 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;\"\u003eTreatment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eNo treatment listed on the GIA report; untreated in our own assessment\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 a GIA determination — 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;\"\u003eEye-clean — no visible inclusions face-up; our own assessment; GIA colored-stone reports carry no clarity 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\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)\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\"Good\" — as printed on the GIA 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;\"\u003eBirthstone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5d9ee;\"\u003eJanuary — as printed on the GIA 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;\"\u003eGIA Report #5231980220, 29 June 2026\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 4.95 ct Tsavorite Garnet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe GIA report settles the identification and the measurements: grossular garnet, variety tsavorite, 4.95 carats, 11.54 × 9.51 × 6.48 mm, oval, colour Green, transparent, crown Modified Brilliant Cut, pavilion Step Cut. GIA notes that fine tsavorite is \"cut into shapes and cutting styles that allow more of the weight to be retained from the rough\", which is what a step-cut pavilion does. In our own description — not a GIA grade, because GIA colored-stone reports carry no color grade — the stone reads as a vivid green. The eye-clean clarity and the untreated finding are likewise our own assessment: the report carries no clarity grade, and it lists no treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGIA Report #5231980220\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecords species, variety, weight, measurements, shape, cutting style, colour and transparency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo Treatment Listed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGIA'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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4.95 Carats, 11.54 × 9.51 × 6.48 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe weight and measurements printed on the report.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMohs 7-7.5, Toughness \"Good\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary Birthstone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe report's Characteristics panel prints Birthstone: January for this stone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarat Weight: 4.95 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: 11.54 × 9.51 × 6.48 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: Oval\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting Style: Crown Modified Brilliant Cut, pavilion Step Cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Crescent Gems' purchase record, not a GIA determination — Kenya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreatment: None listed on the GIA report; untreated in our own assessment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Green — as printed on the GIA report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarity: Eye-clean — no visible inclusions under normal viewing — our own assessment, not a GIA grade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaboratory Report: GIA (Gemological Institute of America), Report #5231980220\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardness: 7-7.5 on the Mohs scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToughness: \"Good\" as printed on the report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a Kind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a natural gemstone, untreated in our own assessment — no two natural tsavorite garnets are exactly alike, and once this stone is sold it cannot be reordered or reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare of Tsavorite Garnet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\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\".\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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 — at Mohs 7-7.5 garnet scratches and abrades more readily than corundum at Mohs 9, and it is toughness rather than hardness that governs chipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore separately from harder gemstones to prevent surface scratching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarnet has no cleavage (Perkins et al., \u003cem\u003eMineralogy\u003c\/em\u003e) — note that GIA publishes no cleavage value for garnet, so this is cited to the mineralogical literature and not to GIA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 4.95 ct tsavorite garnet is a single stone, sold as it is described here, with what the GIA report records kept separate from what Crescent Gems assesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Buyers Ask About This Gemstone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDocumentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e GIA Report #5231980220 records species, variety, weight, measurements, shape, cutting style, colour and transparency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment:\u003c\/strong\u003e The report lists none; untreated is our own assessment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kenya, on our purchase record. GIA issues no origin opinion for grossular garnet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClarity and colour description:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ours, not GIA's. GIA colored-stone reports carry neither a clarity grade nor a color grade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUses for this 4.95 ct Tsavorite Garnet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatement fine jewelry centerpiece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of large tsavorite accompanied by a GIA report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeirloom-quality custom commission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivate collection piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGIA report (Report #5231980220)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGemstone packed in a gem sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eItem #: CG8447 | GIA Report #: 5231980220\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crescent Gems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43233968652355,"sku":"CG8447","price":84707.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8982\/8931\/files\/8447001.jpg?v=1779989615","url":"https:\/\/crescentgems.com\/en-gcc\/products\/4-95-ct-oval-natural-tsavorite-garnet-gemstone","provider":"Crescent Gems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}