Solitaire ring
TSV-01 · Tsavorite oval 1.85 ct
Estimate $8,300 – $8,900 in 18k yellow gold
Mine to market · Mozambique Belt · Tsavo / Taita-Taveta, Kenya
Tsavorite and ruby, from the ground to your hand.
Tsafareed mines, sorts and cuts its own coloured stones in the Tsavo corridor, on the Mozambique Belt. One chain of custody, no intermediaries, no treatment. We sell cut stones, rough parcels and bespoke pieces to investors, the trade and private clients.
4Species from one corridor
0Treatments. No heat, oil or filling
1.74Refractive index of tsavorite, above emerald's 1.58
352 ctUnheated ruby rough, sorted into five pockets
Jewellery · made to commission
Our stones, set.
Each design below is drawn around a real stone from our inventory. Choose a metal to see how the colour changes, then ask us to make it.
Emerald-cut pendant
RHO-02 · Rhodolite emerald cut ~1.55 ct
Estimate $1,200 – $1,800 in 18k yellow gold
Pear drops
RHO-03 / RHO-04 · Matched from our rhodolite pears
Estimate $1,200 – $1,700 in 18k yellow gold
Emerald-cut studs
TSV-05 · Tsavorite pair 2 × ~0.50 ct
Estimate $2,400 – $2,700 in 18k yellow gold
Concept renderings built from photographs of the actual stones; settings are illustrative. Estimates include the stone and the setting; the firm price follows once design, metal weight and finish are agreed with you, and the piece is made by our partner workshop. Ruby pieces are designed once the rough has been cut.
The collection
Four stones. Two of them are why buyers come to Tsavo.
Tsavo sits on the Mozambique Belt, the ancient metamorphic belt that runs from East Africa to Madagascar and hosts the world's tsavorite. Tsavorite was first described here in 1967 and production has fallen for a decade. Fine unheated ruby is scarcer still. We also hold rhodolite and green tourmaline from the same ground.
Tsavorite
House focusChrome-green grossular garnet, coloured by the same element as fine emerald. Brighter than emerald, never oiled, and stable under any cleaning method.
- Species
- Grossular garnet, chromium-coloured
- Origin
- Mozambique Belt · Tsavo / Taita-Taveta, Kenya
- Offered
- Cut singles, calibrated suites, rough by pocket
Ruby
House focusUnheated ruby rough, sorted by size and colour at Voi. Every pocket is shown in hand or on video, and priced once you have seen it.
- Species
- Corundum
- Treatment
- None. Unheated
- Offered
- Rough singles for cutting, graded rough parcels
Rhodolite
Pyrope-almandine garnet in raspberry to purplish red. Naturally clean, highly brilliant and durable. Our 6.00 ct cushion is a statement-size centre stone.
Green Tourmaline
Green tourmaline rough from the corridor, sold by weight in sorted lots for cutters and calibrated production.
Mine to market
We own every step between the shaft and the stone in your hand.
Trading houses buy from miners they have never met. Our tsavorite and rhodolite are extracted from Tsafareed-controlled ground, so the history of each stone is a record we keep, not a story we are told.
- Mozambique Belt · Tsavo / Taita-Taveta
Extraction
Stones come out of company-controlled ground, not from third-party diggers. Mine coordinates are attested in each provenance letter.
- Voi sorting house
Sorting and grading
Rough is hand-sorted into graded pockets by size and colour. Crown stones and matched pairs are held back and kept together.
- Tsafareed lapidary partners
Cutting
Facet-grade material is cut for yield and life. Weights are taken on our in-house carat scale at Voi.
- GIA · SSEF · Gübelin
Certification
Any stone can be lab-certified before release, at the buyer's choice of laboratory. Turnaround is about four to six weeks.
- Malca-Amit · Brinks
Insured delivery
Bonded courier with the buyer as insured party, a CEO-signed provenance letter and the chain-of-custody record from Voi.
Inventory · physical stock at Voi
Current stones
Every stone below is photographed as it sits in our vault. Add pieces to your enquiry and we will reply with full specifications, video and indicative pricing.
Lead stone · TSV-01
1.85ct
Tsavorite oval
Vivid chrome green with medium-strong saturation. Fine tsavorite above 1.5 ct is produced in far smaller numbers each year than emerald of the same size.
- Clarity
- Eye-clean
- Cut
- Oval brilliant
- RI
- 1.74
Lead stone · RHO-01
6.00ct
Rhodolite cushion
Raspberry to purplish red in a size that rarely reaches retail. Large enough to anchor a cocktail ring or pendant, with five colour-matched companions for a halo.
- Clarity
- Eye-clean
- Cut
- Cushion / oval
- RI
- 1.74–1.76
Interested in rough
Rough, sold from the source by pocket and parcel.
For cutters, manufacturers and investors who want material before it is cut. Parcels are pre-sorted at Voi and can be inspected in person or on a live video call.
Parcel · TSV-R
Tsavorite rough
Nine grade-sorted pockets, from melee lots to facet-grade crystals, with a crown stone and a preserved matched pair.
| Total | 358.85 ct |
| Pockets | 9 |
| Crown stone | 10.90 ct |
| Matched pair | 4.55 / 4.65 ct |
Parcel · RBY-R
Ruby rough
Five graded pockets of natural, unheated ruby rough, offered as seen. Suited to cutters working in calibrated and commercial sizes.
| Total | 352.4 ct |
| Pockets | 5 |
| Largest stone | 20.15 ct |
| Treatment | None |
Bulk lot · GTM-R
Green tourmaline rough
Sorted rough by the kilo for cabochon, bead and calibrated production. Sample lots can be sent to vetted buyers.
| Sold by | Weight (kg) |
| Grading | Size & colour |
| Samples | On request |
| Treatment | None |
Inspect at sourceView parcels at Voi or on a live video call under daylight-equivalent light.
Buy whole or by pocketTake a full parcel, single pockets, or the crown stones on their own.
Yield-share cuttingSelected pockets can be cut by our lapidary partners on a shared-yield basis.
Export handledExport licensing and provenance documents prepared through our counsel in Nairobi.
Ask for the current rough list, with pocket weights and video.
Request the rough listBuyer pathways
Three ways to buy from the source.
Tell us which describes you and we route your enquiry to the right desk, with the right documents.
Private buyers
A stone, or a piece
- Single stones chosen with you on video
- Bespoke rings, pendants and earrings
- Natural, untreated, with full disclosure
- Insured delivery to your door
Trade & jewellers
Suites and parcels
- Calibrated, colour-matched suites from one production
- Green and red from one corridor, one producer
- Memo for vetted parties under signed agreement
- Rough by pocket for cutters
Investors & collectors
Hold and certify
- Crown stones and matched pairs from graded rough
- Lab certification on your schedule, GIA, SSEF or Gübelin
- Neutral escrow on lots above $25,000
- Provenance pack with mine-coordinate attestation
- Inspection
- In person at Voi or by video call.
- Deposit
- 30% on confirmation, balance on delivery.
- Certification
- GIA, SSEF or Gübelin before release, at buyer's cost.
- Shipping
- Bonded insured courier, buyer of record.
- Escrow
- Neutral third party on lots above $25,000.
- Provenance
- Signed letter and chain-of-custody record.
- Returns
- Seven days, in original condition.
- Pricing
- On request, valid 14 days from issue.
Private enquiry
Request an allocation.
We reply within two working days with specifications, video and indicative pricing for the stones you choose.
ContactJames Reed Muindi, Chief Executive
Email[email protected]
LocationVoi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya