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In the same way as garnettourmaline comes in all colors, hence its name, which comes from the Sinhalese "turmali", meaning "stone of mixed colors". Some tourmaline varieties even mix several colors, such as watermelon, green and pink tourmaline.
Tourmaline is a gemstone that comes in a wide range of colors.
It comes in black, pink, green, violet, rainbow, watermelon and other gorgeous shades. It is the queen of the palette. The wide range of compositions and the distribution of colors in the crystals mean that tourmaline comes in more colors and color combinations than any other mineral group.
Tourmaline is one of the world's most popular gemstones. It is extremely beautiful, and comes in a rich variety of shapes and shades. It also has a hardness of 7.5 on the Mohs scale, making it a solid, everyday stone.
Tourmaline comes in almost every color
From the deepest blues and greens to the lightest pinks and yellows, the palette is so vast that everyone can find their own color. Legend has it that this stone passed through a rainbow before arriving on earth! The very origin of the name tourmaline supports this story: it comes from the Sinhalese (Sri Lankan) words tura mali, meaning "unknown precious stones of mixed colors". One type of tourmaline, called schorl, can even be black or dark brown.
The clarity of tourmaline can match that of diamond
While other colored stones can impress with their clarity, few are as clear as tourmaline, which can match diamonds on this criterion.
In fact, if you're wondering how to choose the right diamondwe've written an article on the subject that may be of interest to you.
Tourmaline is often praised for its spiritual properties.
Tourmaline has long been used as a talisman, from artists to spiritual guides. It is reputed to stimulate creativity while strengthening body and mind. Shakespeare even had a small collection of tourmaline jewelry to help him overcome writer's block!
Tourmaline is a highly sought-after gemstone
The rarest member of the tourmaline family is pink tourmaline, even rarer than a ruby! People info: Tz'u-hsi (tzoo-she), the last empress of China, had a boundless adoration for pink tourmaline. She bought almost a ton of it from the Himalaya mine in California. She requested to be buried with her head resting on a precious pillow of cut pink tourmalines.
But the most coveted tourmaline is the famous Paraiba, an electric blue-green lagoon. Its name comes from the place where it was discovered in the 1980s (a state in Brazil). It is the presence of copper within it that gives it its unique blue-green hue. It gives off an incandescent glow that has fascinated people since its discovery. Extremely rare, only one is found for every 10,000 diamonds found worldwide.
The price of some tourmalines can exceed that of diamonds, even though they have long been considered only semi-precious stones.
Tourmaline has often been confused with other gemstones
Tourmaline has often been mistaken for other stones such as emeralds, topaz or rubies.
When the stone was first discovered in the 16th century, the Spanish explorer who found it thought it was an emerald.
Unlike sapphire, it can even be red. Many of the stones in the 17th-century Russian crown jewels, long mistaken for rubies, are in fact tourmalines.
Tourmaline has an unexpected physical property
In the series "You'll sleep better tonight", we bring you a surprising piece of information. Like quartz and topaz, tourmaline is piezoelectric. What's that? Piezoelectricity is the property - brought to light by Pierre Curie - of certain bodies to become electrically polarized when subjected to mechanical stress. Thus, when rubbed, tourmaline acquires an electrical charge and attracts small objects such as dust and other light objects, rather like amber.
Good to know about caring for your tourmaline:
- Do not store tourmaline with harder gemstones or other materials that could rub against it and damage it. As with all gemstones, protect tourmaline from scratches and knocks.
- Avoid sudden temperature changes that could alter the crystal (e.g. leaving it near a source of high heat, then subjecting it to intense cold).
- Do not clean tourmaline in an ultrasonic cleaner! Tourmaline jewelry can be cleaned at home simply with a little washing-up liquid and water. You can leave the stone to soak for 10 to 20 minutes, then wipe gently but firmly with a soft cloth.
