Ruby Zoisite Pendant

Description

A Ruby Zoisite Pendant 25mm x 15mm on and 18 inch curb chain. Ruby-zoisite framed in hammered silver vermeil (gold plated silver).

Ruby Zoisite is the natural combination of both ruby and zoisite crystals in a single specimen. Ruby-zoisite is also heavily included with black hornblende minerals. Tanzania is the only source for ruby-zoisite. Depending on its primary constituents, ruby-in-zoisite can vary tremendously in colour, pattern and hardness. Zoisite provides an earthy green colour, while ruby inclusions give it pink and red highlights. Although ruby-zoisite is not fine ruby, it is one of the most colourful ornamental gemstones available.

These earstuds show the contrasting colours off to the full, patterns vary from those pictured.