Anyolite (variety of Zoisite with Ruby, Pargasite and/or Tschermakite)
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Anyolite is named from the Maasai word "Anyole" meaning green in allusion to bright green Chrome Zoisite.

Discovered in 1954; IMA status: Not Valid (trade name)

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Anyolite is a metamorphic rock consisting of Chrome Zoisite, Ruby, Pargasite and/or Tschermakite.
For more information please see the Chrome Zoisite, Ruby, Pargasite and Tschermakite information pages.
 

Synonyms:

Tanganyika artstone

Type Locality:

Mundarara Mine, Arusha Region, Tanzania

Year Discovered:

1954

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Anyolite is a metamorphic rock consisting of granular masses of bright green Chrome Zoisite with dark green to black Pargasite and/or minor black Tschermakite and containing red crystals of Ruby which may be up to several centimeters across. Anyolite is named from the Maasai word "Anyole" meaning green in allusion to the bright green Chrome Zoisite. Anyolite was first reported from the Mundarara Mine, Arusha Region, Tanzani in 1954. The mine is named after the nearby Maasai village, Mdarara, which is located about 27 km west of Longido, and about 100km northwest of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The Maasai are an ethnic group of semi-nomadic people inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Anyolite has also been found more recently at the Ruby occurrence, Muriatata Hills, Longido, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania.
 

  
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