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rubellite

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ru⋅bel⋅lite

[roo-bel-ahyt, roo-buh-lahyt]
–noun
a deep-red variety of tourmaline, used as a gem.

Origin:
1790–1800; < L rubell(us) reddish (see rubella ) + -ite 1
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ru·bel·lite   (rōō'bə-līt', rōō-běl'īt)   
n.  The red variety of tourmaline, used as a gemstone.

[Latin rubellus, red; see rubella + -ite1.]
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