• A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel.
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variety of the gemstone ruby spinel (q.v.).
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Trade name for Red Spinel.
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Bal'as ru`by [ Middle English
bales ,
balais , French
balais , Late Latin
balascus , from Arabic
balakhsh , so called from
Badakhshan ,
Balashan , or
Balaxiam , a place in the neighborhood of Samarcand, where this ruby is found.]
(Min.) A variety of spinel ruby...
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Balas ruby is a variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange colour.
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A red gem variety of spinel.
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