What is spina bifida? Spina bifida is a neural tube defect that develops during the first month of pregnancy when the spinal column does not close completely. What are the effects of spina bifida? The effects of spina bifida are different for every person.
Tsavorite or tsavolite is a variety of the garnet group species grossular, a calcium-aluminium garnet with the formula Ca3Al2Si3O12. Trace amounts of vanadium or chromium provide the green color.
Tsavorite Garnet. This green garnet was discovered in 1967 by British geologist Campbell Bridges in the bush along the frontier between Kenya and Tanzania, where he found potato-shaped stones containing beautiful green crystals. Tsavorite (or tsavolite) garnet is named after its occurrence near the famous Tsavo National Park in Kenya.