Deep Chrome Green
Natural colors include all colors of the rainbow.Tourmaline is the gem
for the birthmonth
of October
and
Pink Tourmaline
is for the
17th Wedding Anniversary
Paraiba
Tourmaline
Indicolite
Blue Tourmaline
TOURMALINE (Elbaite)
Hardness 7 - 7.5
R.I. 1.624 - 1.664
S.G. 3.01 - 3.21
     Fire Agate
Aquamarine
      Emerald
      Heliodor
Morganite
Ruby
      Star Ruby
      Sapphire
      Star Sapphire
     Almandite
      Almondine
      Hessonite
      Rhodolite
      Tangerine
      Tsavorite
    Black Opal
     Carved Opal
     Fire Opal
     Precious Opal
     Amethyst
     Citrine
     Green
     Rose
     White






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Rubellite - Red to pink Tourmaline

Goshenite - White or colorless

Bottle Green * Brazillian Tourmaline - may come from Africa, Brazil or other countries, includes all shades of green.




















Chrome - The emerald green variety from Tanzania, color is caused by vanadium and chrome, and is among the most expensive gemstones in the world.

Indicolite * indigolith - Blue Tourmaline can include blue green as long as the blue spectrum is highly present.

Paraiba - From the Paraiba mine in Brazil. Also found in Nigeria.
If all Properties match, regardless of mine, it is still Paraiba.
Paraiba was the name given to the blue gems with the neon copper qualities.  The gems were given the name, therefor any gems with the same properties are Paraiba.
(Oyo Ibadani - Aare Mines)


Yellow Tourmaline -  Magnesium is responsible for the vivid yelow tones.

Schorl - Black to dark grey

Liddicoatite - any color but make up must be: Ca(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(O,OH,F)4

Watermelon Tourmaline - Red surrounded by green.  In gems, it is green on one end and red on the other.