RASPBERRY RUBELLITE^TM

Rubellite is from the tourmaline family of gems, which is known for its dazzling colors. While all tourmalines share the same crystal structure, each color has its own set of complex elements that attribute to the color. In pink and red tourmaline, it is manganese, which reveals gems in tender pink to fine shocking pink, an intense violet to a bold ruby-red. A few of these pink tourmalines can be called a rubellite. The name rubellite conies from the Latin 'rubellus', which means reddish. Rubellites are not merely red or shocking pink tourmalines. The standard for this especially beautiful gemstone is in the way its color behaves in daylight and artificial light. While many gems change color depending on the light source, a true rubellite does riot change, it shines just as intensely in artificial light as it does in daylight. The color of most other pink or red tourmalines, by contrast, will display a clearly visible tinge of brown in artificial light.

Le Vian® Raspberry Rubellite^TM follows this strict criterion, the gems chosen from mines in Brazil.