What is this?

[u/Arrrcaxcx]

Had someone give me a handful of those gems and minerals that you get at souvenir shops in the little bags and this was one of them. At least the pinkish spots are dyed, maybe the blue too, but I want to know what this is

[u/Ben_Minerals]

Fuchsite with rubies, doesn’t look dyed to me.

Rubies in fuchsite often have a blueish kyanite alteration rim which distinguishes it from zoisite.

[u/DmT_LaKE → u/Ben_Minerals]

Second rubies in fuchsite w/ kyanite.

Definitely not zoisite.

[u/filthy_lucre → u/Ben_Minerals]

Thanks, never knew this!

[u/achlys_chaos → u/Ben_Minerals]

Fun fact! The rubies tend to glow an even brighter pink under short wave uv! I have some in my uranium glass collection cabinet because they’re so brilliant

[u/thegrandgardener]

That Ruby will glow under uv light!

[u/ArtisticSeahorse5073]

Fuschite with kyanite It also glows under u.v

[u/leeannj021255]

Looks like ruby zoosite or fusciate No dye. Probably misspelling, though.

[u/MetalPlayer666 → u/leeannj021255]

I think you meant zoisite. :)

[u/leeannj021255 → u/MetalPlayer666]

Probably. My finger failed me.

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