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Red beryl

Red beryl, formerly known as bixbite and marketed as red emerald or scarlet emerald, is an extremely rare variety of beryl as well as one of the rarest minerals on Earth. The gem gets its red color from manganese ions embedded inside of beryllium... Wikipedia
Shape: hexagonal crystal system
Category: Cyclosilicate beryl
Cleavage: Indistinct
Color: Dark red
Formula (repeating unit): Be; 3Al; 2Si; 6O; 18 with a mix of Mn3+; ions
Fracture: Conchoidal
Luster: Vitreous