Ruby in zoisite
Lapidary material
Also called Anyolite
About it
Bright green zoisite rock studded with opaque ruby crystals and black hornblende, from Longido in northern Tanzania. Popular for carvings and beads.
- Type
- Lapidary material
- Group
- Zoisite rock with ruby
- Lustre
- vitreous (glassy)
- Colours
- green with red to pink ruby and black spots
- Transparency
- opaque
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.