tsavorite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tsavorite
Named after Tsavo National Park, Kenya, near where it was found; see -ite 1 ( -r- unexplained)
Example Sentences
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“What better way than to have all of this come full circle and have this particular, one -of-a-kind tsavorite in the National Gem Collection,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023
The “lion,” roughly the size of a quarter, is giant by tsavorite standards, said Gabriela A. Farfan, a Smithsonian curator of gems and minerals.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023
“And the driving forces in our lives have been to seek justice … and then on top of that to insure that my father’s dream and legacy for tsavorite lives on.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023
Dimes for Loquet capsule collection of 14-karat gold charms with enamel, sapphires and tsavorite, $350 each at Broken English; brokenenglishjewelry.com.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2018
There's a jade dragon writhing in a cloud of diamonds and sapphires, an anemone flower made of tsavorite, emeralds and amethysts and a pair of pearls held together by a swirl of diamonds.
From Time Magazine Archive
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