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I became aware of the effort to rename the gem when I attended the Dallas Mineral Symposium in August I was approached by a young fellow named Seth Rozendaal, who handed me a delightfully illustrated book entitled The Red Emerald Suite Treasure. Seth, in his quest to rename the red beryl of Utah, had this jewelry professionally designed and made to highlight the marvelous gem. He had acquired a considerable cache of the red gemstones, from which the jewelry pictured in the book was made.

But what if tradition were not enough to limit our thinking? Red beryl of gem quality and in significant quantity has only been known for a few decades, so it has not developed any traditions. Its small crystal size and very limited supply has not attracted the same attention that other gem beryl enjoys.

Given time, it should! In Asia, it is paired with green emerald to represent the yin yang of Chinese philosophy.

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Red emerald may refer to: Red beryl or Red emerald, the gemstone form of bixbite; Philodendron or Red emerald, a variety of the plant philodendron. The Emerald family of gemstones located all their color variants over a century ago except the red. The Red Emerald is humanity's last precious gem variety.

Tuesday, December 18, The chatoyant inclusions of the 5. Just Off the Wheels: Wulfenite — Arizona Style. Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here. You have entered an incorrect email address! Tools December 12, Earth Science in the News: Tsunamis, Diamonds, and Asteroids December 12, The California Rock Garden December 11, Working with Fordite May 4, Druzy dendritic cab with inlay September 27, Red beryl is an extremely rare variety of beryl that receives its red color from trace amounts of manganese.

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.

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The Utah Geological Survey estimated that one crystal of red beryl is found for every , gem-quality diamonds. A faceted red beryl with a beautiful medium red color.

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It measures about 5. From the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah. Red beryl is a rare mineral because its formation requires a unique geochemical environment.

First, the element beryllium must be present in large enough amounts to form minerals. Second, manganese must be present and available at the same time and location. Third, the correct geochemical conditions must be present for beryllium, manganese, aluminum, silicon, and oxygen to crystallize into red beryl. For gem-quality red beryl to form, fractures and cavities must also be available to serve as a space for nice crystals to grow.

Mineral deposit model for beryllium, showing examples for red beryl localities in Utah and New Mexico. Illustration by the United States Geological Survey. At the Ruby-Violet mine, the topaz rhyolite member of the Blawn Formation is a lava flow that erupted from volcanic vents about 18 to 20 million years ago.

As the lava flow moved and cooled, fractures and cavities developed in the rock. These openings allowed superheated beryllium-rich water and gases to enter the formation. These were being released from a magma chamber that was degassing below.

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At the same time, surface water was entering fractures above and moving downwards. It carried oxygen, manganese, aluminum, and silicon leached from the rocks above.

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Superheated water and gases from below encountered cool waters from above, which produced a change in geochemical conditions that triggered mineral crystallization within the fractures and cavities of the topaz rhyolite. This crystallization is thought to have occurred at temperatures between and degrees Celsius. Red beryl deposits at other locations in Utah did not form at the same time as the Ruby-Violet deposit.

They are in different rhyolite flows with different eruption dates. Mineralization within the region ranges from about 5 million years ago to about 20 million years ago. Red Beryl Crystal Cluster: This cluster of crystals is one of the finest examples of red beryl in the world. It is a small specimen all specimens of red beryl are small , measuring 6 x 2. The largest crystals of red beryl found at the Ruby-Violet claim are about 2 centimeters wide and 5 centimeters long. But most gem-quality crystals are under 1 centimeter long.

This limits the size of faceted stones that can be produced.

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Fortunately, most specimens of red beryl from Ruby-Violet have a rich saturated red color. This allows tiny faceted stones to exhibit a vivid red color. Red beryl of 0. Color-matched melee with a vivid red color can sell for over one thousand dollars per carat.

Nice gems above one carat are very rare and cost several thousand dollars per carat. Like its beryl cousin, emerald , red beryl is often included and fractured. These stones are often impregnated with resin to fill fractures, stabilize, and improve durability and appearance.

The presence of multiple hues in Emerald means no single chromophore is responsible for the entire color perceived. The famous Emerald glow belongs to both the green and the red. Easton's Bible Dictionary translates Smaragdos , the Greek word for Emerald, as Live Coal , following again the Semitic path, which refers to the unique quality of an Emerald's light. Thumbnail see photo for more details. But they will always be expensive. You have entered an incorrect email address!

Similar treatments are regularly done to emerald and are acceptable if disclosed to buyers. Some people use the name "red emerald" when referring to red beryl.