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Definition of Ruby spinel
1. Noun. A spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red).
Generic synonyms: Spinel
Specialized synonyms: Almandine, Balas, Balas Ruby, Rubicelle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruby Spinel
Literary usage of Ruby spinel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The name is sometimes used for other red gems (see ruby spinel), and improperly
for richly ... ruby spinel, this mineral is an aluminate of magnesia. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The name is sometimes used for other red gems (see ruby spinel) , and improperly
for richly ... ruby spinel, this mineral is an aluminate of magnesia. ..."
3. A Text-book of Mineralogy: With an Extended Treatise on Crystallography and by Edward Salisbury Dana, William Ebenezer Ford (1922)
"ruby spinel or Magnesia Spinel. — Clear red or reddish; transparent to translucent;
... ruby spinel is a common associate of the true ruby. ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Ancient writers, relying chiefly on colour, classed together under a common name
several brilliant red stones, such as the ruby, spinel and garnet: thus the ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Ancient writers, relying chiefly on colour, classed together under a common name
several brilliant red stones, such as the ruby, spinel and garnet: thus the ..."
6. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"The name is sometimes used for other red gems (see ruby spinel), and improperly
for richly ... ruby spinel, this mineral is an aluminate of magnesia. ..."
7. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni (1901)
"The following are the principal varieties: ruby spinel, Balas Ruby, MgAl,04.
Clear rose to red. Used as a gem. ..."
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