Tourmaline - Tourmalines Gemstones
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Loose tourmaline gemstones come in almost any color, and AJS Gems sells them all. Pink tourmaline, Paraiba tourmaline, Red Rubellite, Blue, Orange, Green, blue green, indicolite, rubellite, chrome green, Yellow, Black, Bi color, Tri color, and Fancy colors. Tourmaline can be colorless to just about any color, hue, or tone known to man. Tourmaline is a unique miracle of color. Often two or more colors are found in a single tourmaline crystal making a bi color tourmaline. Also rare are tourmaline gems which appear to change their color and cats eye tourmalines. Tourmaline gemstones are excellently suited for wearing and are uncomplicated to care for, since all tourmalines have a hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs’ scale. Tourmaline has become a favorite in jewelry because it is available in so many shades, literally almost any shade imagineable. There are square, pear, trillion, cabochon, round, emerald cut, oval, cushion, and heart shaped cut tourmalines in all conceivable color nuances. Tourmaline is one of the most popular and sought after gemstones in the world. Tourmaline Gemstone Information |
 Bi Color Tourmaline |
 Fancy Tourmaline |
 Paraiba Tourmaline |
 Chrome Tourmaline |
 Rubellite Tourmaline |
Tourmaline also shows a remarkable dichroism (The ability of doubly refactive materials to transmit different colors down different axes). Depending on the angle of view of a tourmaline, the color will be different or at least show different intensity. The deepest color always appears along the main axis, a fact that the cutter of tourmaline has to keep in mind when cutting a tourmaline stone.
Tourmaline is seperated into several varieties, based on color:
Elbaite - green variety of tourmaline (may also refer to multicolored tourmaline)
Rubellite - pink to red variety of tourmaline
Indicolite or Indigolite - light to dark blue variety of tourmaline
Dravite - brown variety of tourmaline
Achroite - colorless variety of tourmaline
Schorl - black variety of tourmaline
Watermelon tourmaline - tourmaline with a red center, surrounded by a green layer (or vice versa)
Verdelite - name rarely used to describe green tourmaline
Siberite - purple variety of tourmaline
Paraiba tourmaline - neon-blue or green variety of tourmaline, colored by copper
No Tourmaline exactly resembles another one: this gemstone shows many faces and is thus excellently suited to match all moods and tempers. It does not come as a surprise then, that ever since ancient days it has been attributed with magical powers. Tourmaline is supposed to be an especially powerful influence on love and friendship, giving them permanence and stability. At AJS Gems we have a large collection of fine loose Tourmaline to help add beauty, stability and even a little love to your life.
