RUBY ZOISITE

This is a popular well polished  bi coloured l,stones a set in sterling silver 925 jewellery.

Weight 68 cts app 

Size 23 x20  mm app 

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.