Ruby?

[mxer47]

I'm wondering if there is any gem or mineral that is dark red and translucent other than rubies? Thanks.

 

[shaman15771]

Garnets come in several shades of red and are pretty common in my area. Also spinel and zircon. Red beryl also but that's very rare.

 

[huntsman53]

Actually, there are lot of Gems and/or minerals that can be dark red and translucent but easy ones that come to mind are Pyrope, Almandine, some Spessartine and I believe, even some Grossular Garnets! However, there are quite a few more.


Frank

 

[huntsman53]

shaman... Sorry! Didn't mean to step on your post but it looks like we were typing and posting at the same time.


Frank

 

[shaman15771]

that's okay at least we agree.

 

[JLeonhardy]

Don't forget tourmaline and sunstone!

 

[StoneWhisper]

If one is referring to the stone being natural color and closely resembles a ruby, then the above stones are within the realm of thinking which can make the common ruby hard to tell if in fact it is a ruby.. But other stones (once heat treated) IE topaz can also assume a ruby's appearance.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Then we also have some of the more fancy ones, like: Cuprite and Erythrite