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Tourmaline is found in a variety of colors and is a very versatile gemstone. Pink Tourmaline and chromium are among the most popular types of this stone, however, There are many more colors such as blue, yellow, black and colors to name a few. One of the most popular tourmaline watermelon. This gem looks like a watermelon sliced with shades of green, red and white present.
These gemstones can be cut to show bright colors ranging from light to deep greens and blues. Brazil and Africa have some of the largest deposits of tourmaline, however, this stone is found worldwide in one form or another.
This precious stone is composed of boron, aluminum silicate and react chemically together. Some of the most beautiful colors are made of tourmaline to be influenced by manganese and chromium. This produces some of the most sought after stones. Tourmaline is a very hard stone and ranges between 7 and 7.5 on the Mohs scale. This is enough to allow the stone to be used in many environments. These gemstones are often very strong, however, basic precautions should be taken as any stone before exposing to hazards.
The clear stones are the stones of lesser value, but pink tourmaline can be exposed to heat to produce a clear stone. However, given the difference in value that is prudent to do so. The same type of tourmaline can still be very different from each other. Jewelry manufacturers use to display the configuration tourmaline fantastically different for jewelry. Like a diamond, tourmaline is judged by its quality and clarity. The higher the quality of the stone the higher the value assigned.
Given the beauty of tourmaline, is still reasonably priced stone. A premium can be expected of large, high quality carat tourmaline. Although these gemstones are quite exotic, they remain affordable for the consumer.
In addition, since tourmaline can be found in many colors of these stones often can be used in place of more expensive stones. Rubellite is a form of pink or red tourmaline. A real Rubellite still appear red and artificial light, while a pink tourmaline will turn shades of brown. Rubellite has a slightly higher price than its cousin pink tourmaline. To the untrained eye, resembles a ruby Rubellite and would a ruby stone in place of more expensive.
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Tourmaline has become very popular and pink tourmaline necklaces are being seen more and more. Furthermore, there seems to be no slowing the popularity of pink tourmaline jewelry anytime soon.
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