tsavorite

tsavorite
/tsah"veuh ruyt', sah"-/, n.
a green variety of grossularite, found in Kenya in 1975 and used as a gem.
[named after Tsavo National Park, Kenya, near where it was found; see -ITE1 (-r- unexplained)]

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