Ruby Zoisite 4mm Round Beads

Ruby Zoisite 4-5mm mm Round Gemstone Beads (~90pce Strand) - 38cm/15" Strand. Please note bead sizes are approximate only The beads may be slightly larger or slighly smaller than 4mm.

Sometimes referred to as “Ruby in Zoisite”, Zoisite is also known as Anyolite, a calcium aluminum hydroxy sorosilicate. Ruby Zoisite is a relatively new gemstone first being discovered in Tanzania back in 1954. The name Anyolite derives from the word for "green" in the native language of the Masai tribe. These natural opaque gemstone beads contain Zoisite/Anyolite (green), Tschermakite (black) and Ruby (red).