rubellite

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

/ ruˈbɛl aɪt, ˈru bəˌlaɪt /

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noun

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

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Origin of rubellite

1790–1800; <Latin rubell(us) reddish (see rubella) + -ite¹

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How to use rubellite in a sentence

A very beautiful rose-colored rubellite from the Urals was observed, also a green beryl valued at twenty-five thousand dollars.
Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia|Maturin M. Ballou
Pliny puts this stone amongst carbuncles, but it is much more probably rubellite, that is to say, red tourmaline.
On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth|William Gilbert of Colchester
Tourmaline of the reddish variety (rubellite) is seldom of a deep red.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
The red of the rubellite should not deceive anyone who has ever seen a fine corundum ruby.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

Red tourmaline is, however, sometimes called "rubellite," and white tourmaline has been called "achroite."
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

British Dictionary definitions for rubellite

rubellite

/ (ˈruːbɪˌlaɪt, ruːˈbɛl-) /

noun

a red transparent variety of tourmaline, used as a gemstone

Word Origin for rubellite

C18: from Latin rubellus reddish

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