Ruby Fuchsite - AAA-Grade Stones from India
The finest-grade ruby fuchsite tumbled stones, ethically mined by artisanal miners in Karnataka, India.
Although ruby fuchsite can be found in a few countries around the world, the vast majority comes from India.
Ruby fuchsite was named after German chemist and mineralologist Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs. His surname is pronounced 'fooks,' so the correct pronunciation is fooksite. For reasons unknown, ruby fuchsite is often misspelt 'fuschite.'
Fuchsite, a chromium-rich mica, is the green matrix. The distinctive red areas are red corundum, correctly known as ruby.
Ruby fuchsite is often mislabelled as ruby zoisite, which can look very similar, but they're two different rocks composed of different minerals. Both feature red corundum in a predominantly green matrix.
Lower-grade ruby in fuchsite is widely available and typically less expensive than ruby zoisite. However, higher-quality stones with strong colour and good contrast are far less common.
Ruby in fuchsite is also much softer than ruby in zoisite, so stones must be handled carefully.
Ruby zoisite often features inclusions of black hornblende, which are not present in ruby fuchsite.
These striking stones have been cut and polished by hand. They're incredibly tactile and boast exceptional colour and markings.
They're a medium-sized tumbled stone, although some are closer to large.
Because each one is so different, and we only have twenty-two stones available, each one has been numbered so you can choose the piece you'd like.
