Red Beryl, Red Emerald, Bixbite Gemstone, Wah Wah Mountains, Utah 0.15 ct

It has small amounts of manganese that are responsible for it’s pink to red color. The more manganese that ends up in the crystal lattice the more saturated the color will be. Red beryl was first discovered by the mineralogist Maynard Bixby in 1904 at Maynards Claim in the Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah.