gemstone rough - Gemstones

Hi all,can anyone help me identify this rough gemstone,it is green in colour and comes from Kenya?

It looks like a tsavorite to me compared to some i have seen on the websites,but the ones on the sites are much more shiney,please can anyone give me an conception on how to verify if it is a tsavorite or whatever mineral it is?thanx


It is a close by variation of garnet called Tsavorite.

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