RUBY ZOISITE 22 CTS [MX466]

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Starts	January 5, 2009 2:35 AM
Ends	January 11, 2009 2:30 AM	Basic Shipping Information
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Auction ID	59590	Shipping Insurance (optional)	7.00
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Description

RUBY ZOISITE

This is a popular colourful stone ready to be set in jewellery.

Weight 22 cts

Size 22x 16x6.5 mm

Hardness 5.5 to 6.65[the ruby being hardest]

Ruby-Zoisite also known as anyolite, is the natural combination of RUBY and ZOISITE crystals in a single specimen. Zoisite, the same mineral as tanzanite, provides an earthy green and black color while ruby lends pink and red highlights. Ruby-zoisite is usually shaped as cabochons or carved into decorative shapes, including animals and religious icons.

Ruby-zoisite was first discovered in 1954 in Tanzania. The name anyolite goes back to the word for 'green" in the native language of the Massai.