Bixbite is a specific kind of emerald stone known as beryl which is also known as red beryl, red emerald or scarlet emerald. It is mainly found along the Wah Wah ranges and Thomas range on the mid-western side of Utah, Mexico.
Bixbite - It is deep red in colour. It occurs very rarely amongst all the members in the entire beryl family. The Wah Wah Mountains in Utah is the hole and sole producer of this exceptional gemstone.
Bixbite
Very rare stone it is a reddish variety of Beryl due to the color of manganese.
Blue Sapphire
Part of the corundum family. Sapphire used from the Latin name for blue "sapphiru".
Hardness : 9 Refractive Index : 1.762-1.770 Density : 3.97-4.05 ...
Bixbite
Composition:
beryllium aluminum silicate Al 2 Be 3( Si 6 O 18 ) + Mn, Cs, Ti, Pb, Li, B, Sn, Rb, Nb, Zn, Zr ...
Red: Bixbite, only found in one location in Wah Wah Mountains, Utah, USA
Bright yellow: Heliodor. If yellow becomes deep toward orange: "golden Beryl"
Colorless: Goshenite ...
[Red beryl (Bixbite) gems: One of the rarest]
Value Factors
The great rarity of this material and its popularity with collectors means that almost any sized piece in any clarity and color grade can find a ready buyer.
Red emerald
(aka 'bixbite')
F/L-S
Impregnated with colorless hardened or unhardened filler to improve appearance ...
Aquamarine, Beryl, Bixbite, Emerald, Goshenite, Heliodore, Morganite
Brazilianite
Brazilianite ...
The rarest beryl is bixbite (red) and is not usually seen in jewelry as it occurs in only very small crystals. The red color is due to manganese, and the best material comes from Utah.
Found in NY,CO,Brazil Bixbite ... collector mineral (bixbyite) Crystal system: cubic
Color: Black, metallic
H: 6 - 6.5
SG: 4.9 - 5.1
Brittle
Blend ... sphalrite Crystallography: cubic ...
PINK BERYL (also known as Morganite or Bixbite) fosters tolerance, empathy, love, acceptance and a "live and let live" attitude. - Vibrates to the number 1. Black Onyx - Mohs Hardness: 6.
Beryl is a silicate mineral group with several varieties of gemstones, including well-known gems like emerald, aquamarine, and morganite, as well as more exotic gems like bixbite, heliodor, and goshenite.
Beryl Beryl (beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate) is the name of a family of stones that includes Emerald, Bixbite, Aquamarine, Morganite, Goshenite, Golden Beryl, Heliodor, and Honey Yellow Beryl.
Beryl is a family of colorful gemstones that include emerald (green), aquamarine (blue), Bixbite (red), morganite (pink), heliodor (yellow), Riesling (pale green with warm golden yellow flash), and goshenite (colorless). Hardness=7 - 8, S.G.=2.6-2.
Other types of berly include the extremely rare bixbite (red emerald), as well as heliodor (greeny-yellow beryl), morganite (pink beryl) and golden beryl. The differing colours of berly are produced by various impurities in the mineral.
Aquamarine is a beryl; others are emerald (green beryl), heliodor (golden yellow beryl), bixbite (red beryl) and morganite (pink beryl). it is a fairly hard stone, so it is a good choice for a ring.
The pink variety is known as Morganite, red is very rare and known as Bixbite, Goshenite is the colorless form. Golden beryl is a yellow-green and called Heliodor. Aquamarines and emeralds are actually a variety of beryl.
Other gems include delicate pink morganite, baby blue aquamarine, rich red bixbite, golden yellow heliodor, and colorless goshenite. The different colors in the beryl gems come from trace elements present when the crystal is formed.
North and South America, Northern Europe, East Africa, South Africa, Himalayan Asia, and most notably, Colombia. The beryl family of gemstones is composed of emerald, aquamarine, morganite, heliodor, goshenite, and the rare bixbite (red beryl).
Fine, intense purplish-pink stones from Madagascar and other locations are magnificent and rare. The color fades on prolonged exposure to sunlight, which increases the rarity of fine colored morganite.
Red Beryl (Bixbite) ...
 See also: Emerald, Gemstone, Stone, Color, Beryl
  
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