Rubellite

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Rubellite
General
Category	Tourmaline[1]
Identification
Color	Red, pink, pinkish, violet-red.

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]

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]

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