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Tourmaline is the stone into which nature has poured down all its beauty. For its variegated color combinations, Tourmaline can be called the rainbow gemstone.
- COLOR: Color is the most distinguishing property of a Tourmaline. The stone can be found in a range of bright colors. For example: Ruby like red Tourmaline is called the Rubelite. Again there are green emerald-like colors of Tourmaline, called Green Tourmaline. Paraiba is another variation of Tourmaline that possesses a bright greenish blue color. Canary Tourmaline again, refers to the yellowish Tourmaline. It is this range and combination of colors that has made this gemstone a favorite to both the traders as well as to the scientists.
- ORIGIN OF THE NAME AND MYTH ASSOCIATED WITH THE GEM: The name Tourmaline is supposed to arrive from a Sinhalese term 'tura mali' which means a stone with varied color. In ancient Egypt, it was the belief that this gemstone while moving through the entire earth passed through a rainbow and acquired its color from that.
- COUNTRIES WHERE TOURMALINE IS FOUND: Tourmaline can be found in major quantities in Brazil, Sri Lanka, in West Africa, USA etc. This beautiful gemstone is in fact found all over the world.
- PROPERTIES: Tourmaline has a hardness amounting to 7-7.5 in Moh's scale. Its Specific Gravity is 3.06 and Refractive Index is 1.610-1.650. It is a kind of silicate mineral.
- SPIRITUAL ASPECT OF TOURMALINE: A Tourmaline is believed to gear up certain positive energy in the wearer and infuses inspiration in him or her. It is also regarded as a gemstone of love and friendship.
Tourmaline with its amazing range of colors really is an interesting gemstone that captures everyone's imagination, love and admiration and makes it an envied possession.
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