Toucan Bird Figurine Ruby and Zoisite Stone Carving #O355

Description

Toucan Figurine Stone Carving
This hand carved Ruby & Fuchsite Toucan bird gemstone carving is 2.76 inches tall by 3.8 inches long and 1.23 inch thick.
You will get this exact one. It has a matte finish and lots of detail  It is mostly zoisite -dark green and black- with a little pink ruby.
Toucans are brightly marked and have large, often-colorful bills. Due to their unique appearance, they among the most popular and well known birds in the world.
Ruby is the red variety of corundum, the second hardest natural mineral known to mankind. This large nontransparent magenta pink crystal is imbedded in a lovely dark green Zoisite.
This material comes from Tanzania.
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.
Zoisite was named for the Slovenian noble, Sigmund Zois (1747-1819), Baron of Edelstein, whose interest in minerals led to his financing mineral collecting expeditions.
It is said, however, that this mineral, first found in 1805 in Austria, was originally called saualpite and only later renamed zoisite.
Metaphysical Properties of Ruby and Fuchsite: This beautiful combination is said to relieve lethargy and boosts physical energy.
The Bird is enlightenment, perspective, swiftness, vision, and knowledge of the future. Every U.S. state has an official bird, as do all of Canada’s provinces, Australia’s states and Japan’s prefectures.
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