Red beryl

Red Beryl was first discovered in 1904 in the Thomas Range in Juab County, Utah in a rhyoloite rock and happens to be one of the rarest forms of all beryls. It was discovered by Maynard Bixby.

Red Beryl - A Cyclosilicate
The discovery of red beryl crystals (bixbite) in volcanic rhyolite in the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah created a stir in mineralogical circles during the late 1970s.

Enhancements
Red Beryl is not enhanced.
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RED BERYL
Red beryl is a rare, deep red variety of beryl. Gemstone-quality forms of this mineral are found in only one place in the world, in the Wah Wah Mountains, near Beaver, Utah, USA.

Red Beryl
Discovered in the late 1970's and still found in gem quality at only one site in the world, the Wah-Wah Mountains of Utah, red beryl, or Bixbite, is one of the world's rarest and most desirable gemstones.

Red Beryl From Utah
With the exception of some heavily included emeralds, none of the beryl gemstones are particularly difficult to cut or polish.

Red beryl is the rarest member of the beryl family. It is mined in only one place: the Wah Wah Mountains in Utah. The color is stoplight red.

Red beryl. Emerald cut, 1.24 cts., 7.23 x 2.25 x 3.97 mm. Search for this stone on inventory number 15614.

Red beryl rare, expensive; $4000-$10,000/carat. Gemstones of a full carat or larger are extremely rare.
Heliodor ...

Figure 2.--Red beryl from Wah Wah Mountains of Utah.
(Photo is courtesy of Smithsonian.)
Alaska.--Small dark green to dark brown to black colored stones have been cut from material from the epidote deposit on Prince of Wales Island.

Pure beryl is colorless, colored beryl has been tinted by impurities; Green beryl is called emerald, blue beryl is aquamarine. The name comes from the Greek beryllos for the blue-green color of sea water.

Beryls are a family of gemstone that include emerald, aquamarine, beryl (green), red (red beryl), morganite (pink), and heliodor (greenish yellow, named for the sun), and goshenite (colorless). Beryl has a hardness of 7 - 8, a specific gravity of 2.

A soft pink, to violet colored beryl, Morganite is named after the mineral collector J.P. Morgan. Morganite is found in Brazil, Mozambique, Rhodesia, Namibia and California in the U.S..
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PERIDOT ...

The name 'chrysoberyl' comes from the Greek and means 'gold-coloured beryl'. In spite of its name, however, it is not actually a beryl at all.

Large beryls with high level of saturation
Rare beryls such as Red beryl
Special effects such as "cat's eye"
Borderline beryls: "is it an emerald or is it a green beryl" ...

Legend says that Beryl was used to ward off demons and evil spirits. Ancient literature notes that Pliny used powdered beryl to cure eye injuries. It is said to protect travelers from danger and to treat disorders of the heart and spine.

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 rarest of beryls, found only in the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah. Always quite small, usually under 1 carat, and correspondingly expensive. At least one dealer has attempted to market red beryl as "red emerald, ...

It belongs to the extraordinary multi-colored Beryl-group. Perhaps it is the most admired gem from this family of gemstones due to its tender light colour. Being a variety of Beryl and pink in colour it is also known as ' Pink Beryl'.

Main pipe of the Argyle Diamond Mine in Australia discovered, mining company commissioned in 1985
Sugilite, named after Professor Ken-ichi Sugi, begins appearing on the market (discovered 1944)
Gem quality red beryls in Wah Wah Mountains, Utah ...

topaz, citrine, kunzite, tanzanite and yellow beryl. Gemstones that normally may have a few inclusions include iolite, peridot , ruby, sapphire, spinel and tourmaline. Gemstones that normally are heavily included are emeralds and red beryl. .

See also: Stone, Gemstone, Emerald, Beryl, Color