Ruby Ziosite Pendant in Sterling Silver

Ruby Fuchsite Cabochon Wrapped in Sterling Silver Wire.

Size: 43mm x 18mm x 9mm

Weight: 12.6g

The mineralogical name of ruby-zoisite is anyolite, which is said to be derived from the Masai word for green ("anyoli"). But it is most commonly called ruby-zoisite or ruby-in-zoisite. You may also hear it referred to as Tanganyika artstone.

The mineral zoisite was named after the Slovenian mineralogist Sigmund Zois (1747-1819), who first recognized it as an unknown mineral when it was first discovered in the Austrian Alps in 1805. The other members of the zoisite family are thulite; an opaque, massive manganese-rich variety of pink zoisite and tanzanite, the now famous blue to violet gem that comes from the hills of Northern Tanzania.