Tourmaline rough, 23 cents a gram
Tourmaline comes in a wide variety of colors. There are some Tourmaline stones that are colorless, and there are also blue, pink, yellow, and red Tourmalines. Other colors include reddish-purple, dark forest green, lime green, neon blue, light brown, and bluish black.Tourmaline displays a greater range of color compared to other gemstones. It has every color that can be found on the rainbow!
The name Tourmaline is from the Sinhalese words‘turamali’, which means “unknown gemstones of mixed colors”. This is the term given to colored crystals that were found in Sri Lanka during that period. Tourmaline is found all over the world Notable locations include the USA, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Siberia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mozambique, Madagascar, Kenya, Brazil, Australia, Africa, and Afghanistan.
