Tourmaline Minerals

Natural Tourmaline Crystals are the name of a huge group of boron silicate minerals. These minerals share a common crystal shape and similar physical properties - however, vary highly in chemical composition. The huge range of compositions and color zoning inside crystals causes tourmaline to arise in greater colors and color mixtures than other mineral groups.

Tourmaline Minerals

Tourmaline Description:

Tourmaline is one of the world's most popular gemstones and it serves as a birthstone for the month of October. Due to its popularity, tourmaline is simple to find in jewelry stores. nicely-shaped tourmaline crystals also are valued by mineral specimen collectors.

Tourmaline Associations:

Chakras	All Chakra (Depending on color)
Luster	Vitreous
Zodiac	Libra, Virgo
Tenacity	Brittle
Hardness	7 to 7.5
Color	black, brown, red, green, pink, blue, grey, brown,

Tourmaline Color:

The maximum common tourmaline color is black; however, the mineral occurs in all shades of the spectrum. Crystals are regularly multicolored, containing more awesome colors. A few specimens are pleochroic.

Tourmaline Clarity:

Tourmaline greater of a neon green-blue shade. While white isn't always available tourmaline can be discovered to be clear called acroite tourmaline.

Tourmaline Origin:

Natural Tourmaline mineral is found in countries like Afghanistan, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, America, and other nations. These offer the marketplace a constantly converting supply of gem tourmaline and mineral specimens.

Tourmaline Carat:

Small tourmalines (below 5 carats) are fairly smooth to gain at a modest price. Only when you get into large sizes or extraordinarily rare or great colors do costs move over some hundred dollars per carat. Maximum colors are fairly common, however natural blue, red, orange, yellow, and purple stones are rare.