Red Beryl (Bixbite)
Utah, USA
2.74 carats
© Palagems
The colour is predominantly red of various tints: strawberry, bright ruby, cherry, and sometimes orange. The colour is stable up to 1000°C.
The crystals are often small, average weight of cut material is 0.1 to 0.4 carats, but may reach several carats.
Red Beryl Gemstones by Colour
This table shows the variety of hues this gemstone can be found in. Click on a photo for more information.
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Red Beryl Gemstones by Size
This table shows distribution of Red Beryl gemstone sizes that are listed on this site. This can give a good indication as to the general availability of this gemstone in different sizes.
Contributed photos
Lightest:0.60 cts
Heaviest:2.74 cts
Average:1.34 cts
Total photos:6
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| General Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A variety or type of: | Beryl | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Physical Properties of Red Beryl | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohs Hardness | 7.5 to 8, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Specific Gravity | 2.63 to 2.72, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical Properties of Red Beryl | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Refractive Index | 1.560 to 1.576, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) More from other references | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical Character | Uniaxial/-, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birefringence | 0.005 to 0.009, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) More from other references | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colour | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Colour (General) | Red, violet-red, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Causes of Colour | Red, Mn3+ in octahedral coordination., Pragmatic Spectroscopy For Gemologists (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fluorescence & other light emissions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fluorescence (General) | Inert, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Crystallography of Red Beryl | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Crystal System | Hexagonal, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Habit | Prismatic to thick-tabular crystals, less than 1 cm and rarely 2 cm or more in length., Geology of gems (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inclusions in Red Beryl | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Solid inclusions are quartz, potash feldspar (adularia), bixbyite and hematite. - Aurisicchio, 1990. "Fingerprints" made by numerous fluid inclusions - Blue Chart Gem Identification, Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli, 2010, p 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Further Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mineral information: | Red Beryl information at mindat.org | ||||||||||||||||||||
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