Ruby-zoizite on spinning stand
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In Tanzania, there is a mixture of highly coloured minerals: red rubies in green Zoïsite. The Zoisite is part of the Silicates group and is sometimes called anyolite (from the term Massai which means green). This sphere was then polished by hand in a block that comes from the Mundarara mine, on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro... A green ball studded with red rubies, and that turns...
