Plum Tourmaline 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch july_carnelian but will not be chemically

but will not be chemically treated or altered

and its use for healing amulets and ornamentation dates back to the biblical city of Babylon

while the amount of Iron in the stone varies its shade of purple

inclusions of Goethite or Hematite refract the light between the layers of the crystal

Plum Tourmaline 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch july_carnelian but will not be chemicallyTourmaline is classified as a semiprecious stone and occurs in a vast array of colors, everything from colorless to black, from pastel to bright to dark. It can even exhibit various colors within the same specimen. Its name derives from the Sinhalese word turamali, which translates to stone of many colors. Due to this variety of colors, Tourmaline has often been confused with other stones. Many stones in the Russian crown jewels from the 17th century