siberite

[ sahy-beer-ahyt, sahy-buh-rahyt ]

noun
  1. a violet or violet-red tourmaline, used as a gem.

Origin of siberite

1
1795–1805; <French sibérite, after SibérieSiberia; see -ite1

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