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Skull Gemstone Carving Ruby and Zoisite
This hand-carved Ruby and Zoisite skull gemstone carving is 3 inches tall by 2.5 inches wide and 3 inches tall.
Ruby is the red variety of corundum, the second hardest natural mineral known to mankind. These nontransparent crystals are imbedded in a lovely dark green Zoisite.
This material comes from Tanzania.
This mineral was first found in 1805 in Austria. Zoisite was named for Sigmund Zois (1747-1819), Baron of Edelstein, whose interest in minerals led to his financing collecting expeditions. It is said it was originally called saualpite and only later renamed zoisite.
The Zoisite is granular and tends to appear sugary in the rough. The red corundum is typically a medium to low-grade ruby, which in some rocks exhibits fair to good hexagonal crystal outlines. The black amphibole appears as speckles.
Metaphysical Properties: Ruby and Zoisite is a beautiful combination that is said to relieve lethargy and boosts physical energy.
The skull is a symbol of death or mortality, but it also symbolizes caution, toughness, or bravery, non-conformity and good luck or change.
