rubellite

[ roo-bel-ahyt, roo-buh-lahyt ]

noun

1. a deep-red variety of tourmaline, used as a gem.

rubellite

/ ruːˈbɛl-; ˈruːbɪˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a red transparent variety of tourmaline, used as a gemstone

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubellite¹

1790–1800; < Latin rubell ( us ) reddish ( rubella ) + -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubellite¹

C18: from Latin rubellus reddish

Example Sentences

A very beautiful rose-colored rubellite from the Urals was observed, also a green beryl valued at twenty-five thousand dollars.

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Pliny puts this stone amongst carbuncles, but it is much more probably rubellite, that is to say, red tourmaline.

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Tourmaline of the reddish variety (rubellite) is seldom of a deep red.

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The red of the rubellite should not deceive anyone who has ever seen a fine corundum ruby.

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Red tourmaline is, however, sometimes called "rubellite," and white tourmaline has been called "achroite."

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