1. The name grossular is derived from the Greek meaning inferior. 2. Grossular garnet from Kenya and Tanzania has been called tsavorite.3. Grossular should not be called grossularite, grossularite was once a type of rock.4. Grossular is found in contact metamorphosed limestones with vesuvianite, diopside, wollastonite and wernerite.5. Discovered the 1960s, the rich green tsavorite variety of grossular is also very popular. 6. Associated minerals include chalcocite, atacamite, native copper, diopside, grossular and vesuvianite. 7. At the Kazabazua River, marble is calcitic and contains crystals of graphite and grossular garnet. 8. "Viluite " is a variety name of grossular , that is not a recognized mineral species. 9. The garnets make up two solid solution series : pyrope-almandine-spessartine and uvarovite-grossular -andradite. 10. A highly sought after variety of gem garnet is the fine green Grossular garnet from Kenya and Tanzania called tsavorite.
