rubellite

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin rubellus (reddish) +‎ -ite.

Noun

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rubellite (countable and uncountable, plural rubellites)

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

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Rubellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • rubellite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

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French

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Noun

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rubellite f (plural rubellites)

  1. rubellite

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