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ruby spinel

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a deep red, transparent variety of spinel, used as a gem.


ruby spinel

noun

  1. a red transparent variety of spinel, used as a gemstone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ruby spinel1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

Similarly, ruby can at once be distinguished from even the finest garnet or ruby spinel, as the last two are singly refracting.

The "rubies" of the poet's time were frequently ruby spinels, or the so-called "balas rubies" from Badakshan, in Afghan Turkestan.

The peculiar yellowish character of the red color led us to suspect ruby spinel.

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