Tourmaline: tourmaline stone of many colors

Tourmaline: stone visages La multi tourmaline stone of many colors, is also called "stone arch in the sky." Some tourmaline change color depending on the light in which they bathe.

The hardness of the tourmaline is wide 7 / 7.5 10.

It is difficult to carve this stone not only because it may break, but also because it must ensure that the diachronic is preserved.

Beliefs about the tourmaline

It seems that the tourmaline comes heavily on love and friendship to ensure their stability.

Characteristics of tourmaline:

This stone is made up of crystals of various kinds of colors that give it very special.

In addition to its many colors, Tourmaline is diachronic, in that it has different colors or more or less intense depending on the viewing angle.

A tourmaline can be red, pink, and yellow, green, blue. Generally, it has many colors.

Since the bright yellow tourmalines from Malawi have been sold, this high-quality color and lacking until now, was added to the range, apparently unlimited, shades, this "stone of rainbow heaven”

The high-quality tourmalines are rare and highly sought after.

Robeline tourmaline

A "Robeline" is a deep red tourmaline comparable to that of rubies and the color is stable in both daylight and artificial light, which is not characteristic of other tourmalines.

The pink tourmaline

The red tourmaline and pink tourmaline have different shades ranging from pink to ruby red.

These tourmalines exhibit, artificial light, a reflection brownish.

If their color varies depending on the light source, then it is a "pink tourmaline".

The yellow tourmaline

In 2000, it was discovered in South Africa deposits of tourmalines yellow. When they contain a touch of green, they are said to have the color "canary." The yellow "power" comes from traces of magnesium. It can be obtained artificially by heat treatment.

Green Tourmaline

The green tourmaline has a color similar to that of the emerald, due to traces of chromium it contains. It is also called "chrome tourmaline" tourmaline or chromium.

The emerald green tourmaline from Tanzania has a color that closely resembles the finest emeralds are, remember, precious stones.

There are a multitude of variations Dan green, green, blue, bottle, yellow green, olive green, green-brown.

Blue Tourmaline

Blue Tourmaline or "indigo lithe" is fascinating and of great rarity.

When the tourmaline is pure blue, it is particularly harmonious.

Paraiba Tourmaline

The most beautiful of all tourmalines, is that of Brazilian Paraiba mines. Its color ranges from deep blue to blue-green.

Mines Paraiba tourmalines also contain other fascinating colors: all sorts of shades of gray, green, red, blue, copper ... all of exceptional beauty.

Tourmaline-producing countries

The largest deposits are in Brazil, Sri Lanka, South Africa and South Africa-West.

There are also Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Madagascar, the United States and in many African countries.