Because of the characteristics already mentioned, tsavorite can be worn in almost any form of jewelry.

Tsavorite has some great characteristics that make it a very desirous gem. It is very rare to find a tsavorite over two carats, but the great beauty of this stone is that, even in small sizes, it has the brilliance and sparkle of spring. This exquisite green gem usually comes in small sizes, under two carats. The most com shapes are oval and emerald cut, but it is not unusual to see them in round or cushion cut. Tsavorite Campbell Bridges, an English geologist, is given credit for finding the first deposit of tsavorite in 1967 in the African country Tanzania. Four years later he was proven right, and began mining in the beautiful, yet dangerous wilfred near the Tsavo River.

But Campbell would not concede.

Due to political red tape, he was not given permission to mine the area. Took a personal interest and was paramount in naming tsavorite after the Tsavo River and the Tsavo National Park. Pendants and earrings are highly recommended,. Due to this publicity, tsavorite became known through out America and the rest of the world.

As Bridges' field was studying the earth, he deduced that this stunning green gem deposit might continue on into Kenya.