Rubellite

Tourmaline Group

Key Properties

Property Value
Mohs Hardness 7.25 (7-7.5)
Typical Size 0.5-30 carats (commercial: 1-15 carats; clean stones in larger sizes available)
Typical Price Range $200-2,000+ per carat (commercial: $400-1,200; true red without shift $1,200-2,000+)
Rarity Level Limited Occurrence
Availability Level Limited Supply
Availability Driver Limited Deposits
Investment Appropriateness Fashion/Trend Gems

Pricing

Typical Price
$100.00
per carat
MC Price
$401.47
per carat
Listing Price
$288.27
per carat
Sold Price
$39.77
per carat
My Price
N/A
per carat
Hunt Target Price
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per carat

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MODERATELY BULLISH
50.0

Score Components

Geo rarity
65
Mkt availability
65
Invest Appr
25
hardness
25
price
65

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Detailed Descriptions

Rarity Description: Red to pink tourmaline that retains color in all lighting; fine saturated colors are uncommon.

Availability Description: True red-pink tourmaline without color shift is sought by collectors; appears through specialty dealers and high-end jewelers.

Investment Description: True red tourmaline without color shift has collector appeal; moderate market with some appreciation for finest colors; fashion-influenced with trend sensitivity.

Seller Prices

Seller Faceted Price Rough Price Asking PPC, Faceted Asking PPC, Rough
everlastinggems $71.37/ct - - -
crysta1gems $65.11/ct - $100.00/ct -
mineralsmarvelgems $63.51/ct - $180.45/ct -
mujtabagems $50.05/ct - - -
abdul555 $41.58/ct - - -
siamgem $15.91/ct - - -
gemglow $10.70/ct - - -
gemso $10.42/ct - $95.24/ct -
fakhr $6.35/ct - - -
perfectgems $2.91/ct - - -
prettylittlegem - - $505.05/ct -
raretreasuresofearth - - $298.01/ct -
suchengems - - $103.25/ct -
starruby - - $93.88/ct -
tabishali - - $84.34/ct -

Price History (Last 3 Years)

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Origin Variants

Origin Rarity Price Multiplier Multiplier in MC
Afghanistan Rare x1.45 -
Brazil Uncommon x1.30 -
Nigeria Uncommon x1.15 -

Color Variants

No color variants found for this gem.

Price Levels of Origin and Color Variants on MC

Origin Colour Clarity Price Per Carat # Listings Avg Weight
East Africa medium dark strongly purplish red Slightly to Moderately included $450.00/ct 1 12.08 ct
Tanzania medium dark slightly purplish red Slightly to Moderately included $200.00/ct 1 2.91 ct

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