Green Zoisite and Ruby Zoisite Jewelry
Zoisite Jewelry is a gorgeous work of art from nature a crystalline green stone with bold spots of the deepest black. Some Ruby Zoisite stones have inclusions of rich red ruby.It makes a rare and striking jewelry piece. The Zoisite gemstones are rough textured giving them a even more earthy appeal. It seems to come naturally that that Green and Ruby Zoisite jewelry is know for its stimulation of creativity, its primary tones being a ying yang mix of opposites.
Ruby Zoisite was first found in Tanzania in 1954 and has not been discovered anywhere else. The rare Tanzanite is a type of Zoisite that has been heated. The gemstone Zoisite is a beautiful crystalline stone in a very lively green with black hornblende spot like inclusions. Ruby Zoisite has the addition large, but mostly opaque rubies that are a rich red color.
We have Green Zoisite and Ruby Zoisite Rings featuring very large gemstones. For a bold and earthy look.
Ruby Zoisite Jewelry has a hardness of 6.5-7 and a rough texture. The gem should not be placed in a ultrasonic or diped in any acids to clean.
Green Zoisite and Ruby Zoisite Information
Species: Zoisite
Color: Green with black and deep red opaque ruby inclusions
Chemical composition: Ca2Al3(Sio4)3(OH) calcium aluminum silicate
Refractive index: 1.691 - 1.700
Birefringence: +0.009
Hardness: 6.5-7 (Mohs scale)
Specific gravity: 3.35
Color of streak: White
Fluorescence: None
