Anyolite
A rock subtype
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About Anyolite
Name:
"Anyole" is the Maasai word for green.
Anyolite is a metamorphic rock consisting of a granular mass of bright green chrome-zoisite with minor black (in fact very dark green) pargasite (commonly both as grains a few mm in diameter), containing conspicuous coarse porphyroblasts of purplish red corundum (var. ruby) which may be up to several centimetres across.
As a generic petrographic description of this rock would be a rather clumsy mouthful, (something like "corundum-pargasite zoisitite") it has been given a more euphonious name descriptive of its striking colour in the language of the people living in the area of its originally reported (in 1954) locality in Tanzania (http://www.mindat.org/loc-8256.html, see also http://www.mindat.org/loc-211915.html).
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As a generic petrographic description of this rock would be a rather clumsy mouthful, (something like "corundum-pargasite zoisitite") it has been given a more euphonious name descriptive of its striking colour in the language of the people living in the area of its originally reported (in 1954) locality in Tanzania (http://www.mindat.org/loc-8256.html, see also http://www.mindat.org/loc-211915.html).
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Anyolite.Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
27151
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:27151:6
Similar Names
Classification of Anyolite
Synonyms of Anyolite
Saualpite (in part)
Other Language Names for Anyolite
German:Anyolit
Anyolith
Rubinzoisit
Anyolith
Rubinzoisit
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
Internet Links for Anyolite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-27151.html
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References for Anyolite
Reference List:
Localities for Anyolite
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The Locality List
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- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| Ertl et al. (2008) |
Tanzania | |
| Yang et al. (2025) |
| Yang et al. (2025) | |
| Thurm (1972) +1 other reference |
Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania