13/05/2026
Rubellite — The Pink Tourmaline 🔍💗
1️⃣ Elongated Emerald Cut
2️⃣ Elongated Oval Brilliant Cut
3️⃣ Oval Checkerboard Cut
4️⃣ Half-Moon Cut
5️⃣ Pear Brilliant Cut
6️⃣ Princess Cut
7️⃣ Marquise Brilliant Cut
8️⃣ Baguette Step Cut
9️⃣ Faceted Melee
🔟 Faceted Round Bead Strand
💗 Rubellite is the pink variety of Tourmaline, known for vivid color and transparency. Colors range from vibrant pink to deep pink-red, sometimes with slight purplish tones. Main sources include Brazil, Mozambique, Nigeria, Madagascar, Afghanistan, and the USA
📈 Fine Rubellite combines vivid color, clean transparency, size, and precise cutting. Strong pink-red saturation with minimal brown or grey undertones is most desirable. Stones with fewer visible inclusions, strong brightness, and even color are especially valued. Eye-clean larger stones are rarer and more valuable. While not a classic investment stone like Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, exceptional Rubellite can still hold collector value
⚖️ Rubellite shares similarities with Pink Spinel and Pink Sapphire due to its vivid pink-red color. Compared to them, it usually shows softer brilliance, stronger pink or purplish tones, more visible inclusions, and lower hardness. Pink Spinel and Pink Sapphire are generally brighter and more scratch resistant
🧼 Hardness 7–7.5 Mohs. Suitable for everyday jewelry, but avoid hard impact, ultrasonic cleaning, strong heat, and harsh chemicals. Prolonged contact with saltwater, chlorine, soap residue, or cosmetics is not recommended. Remove jewelry before sports, beach activities, or swimming pools. Clean with lukewarm water and mild soap
🏛️ Used in jewelry for centuries, Tourmaline was historically associated with protective and energetic properties. Pink Tourmaline is the birthstone of October and linked to love, creativity, and emotional balance
🔎 Other Tourmaline Varieties
• Verdelite: green — Brazil, Afghanistan
• Indicolite: blue — Brazil, Afghanistan
• Paraíba: neon blue-green — Brazil, Mozambique
• Watermelon: pink & green — Brazil, Afghanistan
• Chrome: vivid green — Tanzania, Kenya