Ruby in Zoisite, Fluorescent HEF Commonly mistaken to be the

Commonly mistaken to be the fossil of a fern-like plant

These unique stones started as accumulations of sediment deposited on the floors of ancient water bodies

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second only to the African Spinosaurus and possibly rivaled by the South American Giganotosaurus

Ruby in Zoisite, Fluorescent HEF Commonly mistaken to be theMundarara Mine, Longido District Arusha Region, Tanzania Technically a metamorphic rock, ruby zoisite or anyolite is a naturally occurring combination of both ruby and zoisite crystals in a single stone. Zoisite provides the earthy green color, while ruby inclusions give the stone pink or red highlights. It often also contains black streaks of the mineral Pargasite. Ruby zoisite is found in only a single area bordering Kenya and Tanzania near Mount