Ruby - Zoisite (Anyolite) Set ring + pendant / cabochon / new- 16.32 g - (2)

Ruby - Zoisite (Anyolite) Set Ring + Pendant / Cabochon / New
Cast in 925 sterling silver

With leather strap

Brand new and unworn

Anyolit (also known as Anyolith, Rubinzoisit, or Zoisitfels) is a metamorphic mineral assemblage primarily composed of the green variety of the mineral Zoisit and the red, opaque variety of corundum, Rubin. The rubies embedded in the granular matrix of Zoisit are usually irregularly shaped but can also exhibit an idiomorphic, hexagonal structure. Additionally, greenish-black to black mineral inclusions from the amphibole group (hornblende) are often found within Zoisit.

Anyolite was first discovered in 1954 at the Mundarara Mine in the Longido District of Tanzania. For over 50 years, Tanzania, specifically Longido as well as Lossogenoi and Naberera in the Simanjiro District (see also corundum finds in Africa), was considered the only location where anyolite was found. It was only in 2008 that another source was identified with the discovery of 'anyolite lenses' by Andreas Ertl, Franz Brandstätter, and Markus Prem from the Moldanubikum, about three kilometers south of Drosendorf in the Lower Austrian municipality of Drosendorf-Zissersdorf.

He received his name from the local Maasai due to his predominantly green color. 'Anyole' is the Maasai word for green.


Ring: 925 sterling silver
25.0 mm x 16.6 mm

Ring size

U 57
UK Page 1/2
US 8.0
Fr 17
Inner diameter 18.1 mm
Weight: 9.30 g


Pendant: 925 sterling silver
29.6 mm x 15.6 mm x 7.5 mm
Weight: 7.02 g (weighed without leather strap)

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