The cation ordering of the {110} c and {211} c growth sectors in birefringent garnet from Kayas, Mali was investigated by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) 3d were observed, and crystal structure models for both the {110} c and {211} c sectors should have triclinic symmetry with the space group I 1. The unit-cell parameters of both growth sectors were a = 11.9739(13), b = 11.9742(14), c = 11.9737(13) Å, α = 90.001(9), β = 90.098(9) and γ = 90.014 (10)°for the {110} c sector; a = 11.952(6), b = 11.952(6), c = 11.957(6) Å, α = 90.06(4), β = 90.01(4) and γ = 89.94(4)°for the {211} c sector. Structure refinements for I 1 models of both sectors were convergent with R1 = 3.02 and 3.36%, respectively. There were significant differences in the Fe 3+ occupancies in the Y sites of the {211} c sector were random and different from that of the {110} c sector. Different cation distributions between the growth sectors in the Mali garnet indicate that cation ordering in the crystal structure was formed during growth. These observations suggest that the differences in the Fe 3+ distribution between the {110} c and {211} c sectors are strongly affected by the growth process in each sector.