red gemstone
Scarlet precious stone
A red gemstone is any precious or semiprecious stone that is red in color.
Rubies are the most prized red gemstones, but garnets, red spinels, and red tourmalines also qualify.
The phrase functions as a general category rather than naming a specific mineral: She wanted a red gemstone for her ring but couldn't afford a ruby.
- rubyPrecious red gemstone
- star rubyCorundum with luminous rays
- garnetRed semiprecious stone
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- scarletBright orangish-red color
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