rubellite
/roo-bel-ahyt, roo-buh-lahyt/US // ruˈbɛl aɪt, ˈru bəˌlaɪt //UK // (ˈruːbɪˌlaɪt, ruːˈbɛl-) //
红柱石,红宝石,红宝石,红柱石矿
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a deep-red variety of tourmaline, used as a gem.
Examples
A very beautiful rose-colored rubellite from the Urals was observed, also a green beryl valued at twenty-five thousand dollars.
Pliny puts this stone amongst carbuncles, but it is much more probably rubellite, that is to say, red tourmaline.
Tourmaline of the reddish variety (rubellite) is seldom of a deep red.
The red of the rubellite should not deceive anyone who has ever seen a fine corundum ruby.
Red tourmaline is, however, sometimes called "rubellite," and white tourmaline has been called "achroite."
Level 3Browse all words →