单词 | rubellite |
释义 | rubelliten. Mineralogy. A pinkish-red lithium-rich variety of tourmaline, often of gem quality. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > tourmaline > [noun] > varieties of schorla1773 rubellite1794 siberite1802 indicolite1808 zeuxite1836 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > cyclosilicates > [noun] > tourmaline > others red tourmaline1768 rubellite1794 siberite1802 indicolite1808 zeuxite1836 achroite1850 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 288 Rubellite, red shorl of Siberia. Its colour, crimson, blood, or peach red. 1823 W. Phillips Elem. Introd. Mineral. (ed. 3) 126 The Rubellite..is of various shades of red, from a slight tinge to a fine pink; it is sometimes of a violet colour. 1897 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 345 The rubellite is..much worn in Russia. 1948 R. M. Pearl Pop. Gemol. iii. 130 Rubellite owes its lovely red to lithium and, associated with the lithium mica, lepidolite, forms attractive museum specimens. 1999 I. Kostov & R. I. Kostov Crystal Habits Minerals vi. 213 Tourmaline... A rubellite from the Pala Chief deposit is reported to reach 78 cm in length. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1794 |
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