What do I look for when buying Rubellite Tourmaline?
Rubellite Tourmaline is probably one of the most popular gemstones available in the market today. Like all Tourmaline, Rubellite sets and wears well in almost any jewelry and is one of the most sought after colors. Keep in mind that these are my personal opinions and experiences, other people may have different ones. For gemological and cutting information on Tourmaline Color – Rubellite is one of the colors in the commercial market that is often miss represented. In my opinion there are a lot of stones being called Rubellite that are not the correct color. A true Rubellite color is a medium to dark saturated red/red, red/purple, to red/purple/very slight peach. Think Raspberry like the fruit. I personally would grade a red/purple/very slight peach stone as being a little less valuable. The peach tone in my opinion is OK (some people really like it), but not a top Rubellite color to me. What you want ideally, is a pure red/purple/pink to red/red/purple/pink stone that has minimal color
