Good day dear Hive community, first of all I would like to welcome you all to my contribution and hope you had a day that was full of positive experiences! Today I would like a mineral a little closer and hope you can expand your knowledge on this topic.
Today I had the opportunity to photograph this specimen of rubellite and it is a variety of tourmaline and due to the different shades of red it is often processed into jewelry. Together with others in this group, it was brought from Asia to Europe by Dutch seafarers who have played a formative role in trade and from Europe the popularity increased more and more and nowadays it is known all over the world. Some time later it was also discovered in Siberia and also the well-known King of Sweden Gustav III (1746 - 1792) have this mineral to the former Empress of Russia Catherine the Great (1729 - 1796) and it has a fascinating history behind it. Before it got its own name, it was still known as red Schorl and the formation can be traced back to volcanic activities and is caused by the influence of high temperatures and you can often find it together with other minerals such as quartz, apatite or feldspar. As already mentioned above, it is mainly processed into jewelry from an economic point of view, but it is important to mention here that there are many counterfeits due to the popularity and the mineral is often artificially processed to change the color and most of the time this is done by irradiation, so it is always important to pay attention to the trustworthiness of the seller when buying. From a symbolic point of view, rubellite is often regarded as a sign of strength and the wearing of the jewelry is often associated with and inner strength and it is also very popular among collectors and it is also particularly interesting that the appearance changes due to the influence of light. Nowadays there are many documented places of discovery and this specimen comes from the Czech Republic from the historical community of Rožná which is known since the 18th century for mining and other mining areas for rubellite are Brazil, USA, Africa or Russia.
Thank you very much for stopping by and I hope you could learn something new about minerals! I captured pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens!
