Multi Tourmaline 6mm Double Heart Faceted - 15-16 InchTourmaline is classified as a semiprecious stone and occurs in a vast array of colors, everything from colorless to black, from pastel to bright to dark. It can even exhibit various colors within the same specimen. Its name derives from the Sinhalese word turamali, which translates to stone of many colors. Due to this variety of colors, Tourmaline has often been confused with other stones. Many stones in the Russian crown jewels from the 17th century

An aluminum silicate mineral

nearly 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle

colored by trace amounts of chromium and/or vanadium to range in hue from yellow to green to blue to green

or subject it to pressure

Ancient Cellar Red Agate is a natural agate that is dyed and heated to give it the unique color and pattern we call Ancient Cellar

New Burma Jade is the trade name for a semi-translucent serpentine stone available in a variety of green shades including olive

Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774

bright red

The name comes from the French word for lemon

who is a turquoise trader from Arizona

Porcelain Agate is a natural agate that is dyed and heated to give it the unique blue/white color and pattern that resembles porcelain

where it was observed that the stone was often carried by eagles to their nests