rubellite

English

Etymology

From Latin rubellus (“reddish”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

rubellite (countable and uncountable, plural rubellites)

  1. A red to violet variety of tourmaline used as a gemstone.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Rubellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “rubellite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

French

Noun

rubellite f (plural rubellites)

  1. rubellite

Further reading

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