Rubellite vs Tourmaline - What's the difference?
rubellite | tourmaline |
A complex black or dark coloured borosilicate mineral.
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, magazine=(American Scientist)
A transparent gemstone cut from it.
Rubellite is a related term of tourmaline.
As nouns the difference between rubellite and tourmaline
is that rubellite is a red to violet variety of tourmaline used as a gemstone while tourmaline is a complex black or dark coloured borosilicate mineral.tourmaline
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(en noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline , turquoise and zircon.)}}