This story was produced by Billie Pollisotto and distributed by Next Net. The moment you step into the jewelry store, your eyes are pulled toward a striking green stone radiating an almost luminous ...

Across the hills of Kenya and Tanzania, two gemstones capture the continent’s natural brilliance and enduring mystique: Tanzanite and Tsavorite. Both discovered within a few years of each other in the ...

Tsavorite is the name given to the rich green variety of grossular garnet. Campbell Bridges first discovered the gem in Tanzania in 1967. In 1970, Bridges also discovered the Tsavorite in Taita Taveta ...

The stunning tsavorite gemstone arrives at the museum with a well-documented history Jack Tamisiea The Lion of Merelani is the world’s largest square-cushion cut tsavorite gem with 177 glimmering ...

Note to editors: Images of the Lion of Merelani are available here. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will unveil the Lion of Merelani, one of the most exquisite colored gemstones ...