Gem Red Beryl Stone

Pure beryl is colorless with trace elements responsible for producing beryl s wonderful colors.

Gem red beryl stone.

Red beryl is the rarest member of the beryl mineral family from the ancient greek beryllos meaning blue green stone commonly known as the mother of gemstones because of its highly regarded gem varieties. Gem cutters seek to produce the largest possible gems from their rough. These crystals rarely exceed two inches in length and the largest crystal ever found weighed 54 carats. Auctions starting from just 1.

Pezzottaite also known as raspberry beryl is a newly identified gemstone that was originally thought to be beryl but has been scientifically distinguished as a separate mineral species. It may also be called bixbite in some areas of the trade however cibjo regulations have ruled out the use of the term bixbite as it is too close in name to another mineral bixbyite which is completely different. Solid single color red agate gemstones are often dyed to imitate carnelian another closely related gemstone. In the entire world crystals suitable for cutting gems have been found in only one location the ruby violet claims in the wah wah mountains of beaver county utah.

Red beryl is a rare variety of beryl and is a deep red colour. Red beryl is an extremely rare variety of beryl that receives its red color from trace amounts of manganese. Some of the red gems being marketed as red beryl or bixbite are actually pezzottaite a new gemstone variety that was discovered in madagascar. Agate is a layered or banded variety of chalcedony quartz.

Red beryl is one of the world s rarest gemstones. Red beryl also known as bixbite is a rare deep red variety found only two localities in utah. Most red agates will exhibit other colors in their patterns such as gray blue black and white. Unlike other beryls red beryl occurs in white volcanic rhyolite.

A cyclosilicate incorporating beryllium and aluminium crystals of red beryl form in the hexagonal crystal system. The crystals are generally small often too small to facet. Pezzottaite is also very rare but not yet as valuable as bixbite. Browse our range of this beautiful gemstone.

A 2 to 3 carat stone would be considered very large. As a result windowed stones with poor proportions are in the majority. Red agate is a rare find with unicolor but banded red agate is quite common. Most red beryl specimens are under one carat.

Red beryl is the rarest variety of the large beryl family whose better known varieties include emerald and aquamarine. Red beryl gemstones at wholesale prices for sale. Instant buy it now available.