bixbite

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A former name for the mineral red beryl, now deprecated to avoid confusion with bixbyite
Bixbite (also known as red beryl, red emerald, or scarlet emerald) is a red variety of beryl (emerald), Be3(Al,Mn)2(SiO3)6. It was named after the Utah mineral collector Maynard Bixby, and should not be confused with the similarly named bixbyite