Rubellite

Rubellite is the red or pink variety of tourmaline and is a member of elbaite. Rubellite is also the rarest gem in its gem family.[2] It is occasionally mistaken for ruby.[3] These gems typically contain inclusions.[4]

Rubellite
General
CategoryTourmaline[1]
Identification
ColorRed, pink, pinkish, violet-red.


Notable places where rubellite can be mined includes Afghanistan, Brazil, Madagascar, Myanmar, Nigeria, Russia, and the United States.[5]

Name

Rubellite is named after the Latin word for red.[6] The word rubellite was first used in the year 1794.[7]

The gem is also called Aphrite, Apyrite, Rubelite, or Rubylite.[8]

Value

Rubellite is the most expensive and prized gem in the tourmaline group.[9] The most valuable rubellites are those that are colored red and have no brown.[10]

Ones that are of ruby color are the most valuable.[11]

References
  1. "Rubellite".
  2. Oldershaw, Cally (2003). Firefly Guide to Gems. Firefly Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-55297-814-6.
  3. Grande, Lance; Augustyn, Allison (2009-11-15). Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World. University of Chicago Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-226-30511-0.
  4. "Rubellite Tourmaline Value, Price, and Jewelry Information - Gem Society". International Gem Society. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  5. "Rubellite Tourmaline Value, Price, and Jewelry Information - Gem Society". International Gem Society. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  6. Oldershaw, Cally (2003). Firefly Guide to Gems. Firefly Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-55297-814-6.
  7. "Definition of RUBELLITE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  8. "Rubellite".
  9. Federman, David (2012-12-06). Modern Jeweler's Consumer Guide to Colored Gemstones. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-4684-6488-7.
  10. Grande, Lance; Augustyn, Allison (2009-11-15). Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World. University of Chicago Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-226-30511-0.
  11. "Rubellite gemstone information". www.gemdat.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.


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