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.8" Ruby Zoisite Pendant (Necklace) - 925 Sterling Silver
This is a colorful ruby zoisite pendant featuring a beautiful, polished ruby zoisite stone set in 925 sterling silver. The pendant itself is .8" tall (including loop). A 24" silver plated chain with a lobster clasp is included with the pendant.
Under shortwave UV light the ruby exhibits a vibrant red-pink fluorescence. You will receive the exact pendant pictured.
Under shortwave UV light the ruby exhibits a vibrant red-pink fluorescence. You will receive the exact pendant pictured.
Technically a metamorphic rock, ruby zoisite or anyolite is a naturally occurring combination of both ruby and zoisite crystals in a single stone. Zoisite provides the earthy green color, while ruby inclusions give the stone pink or red highlights. It often also contains black streaks of the mineral Pargasite.
Ruby zoisite is found in only a single area bordering Kenya and Tanzania near Mount Kilimanjaro. It was discovered in 1954 by an English prospector who initially thought he had found a massive deposit of rubies. Upon closer inspections the rubies within the zoisite proved to be opaque and not suitable as gemstones.
Ruby zoisite is found in only a single area bordering Kenya and Tanzania near Mount Kilimanjaro. It was discovered in 1954 by an English prospector who initially thought he had found a massive deposit of rubies. Upon closer inspections the rubies within the zoisite proved to be opaque and not suitable as gemstones.
SPECIES
Ruby & Zoisite
LOCATION
Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
SIZE
Pendant .8" tall, Chain 24"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#305045
