Multi Tourmaline 2mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 InchTourmaline 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

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reddish to browns

and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light lilac

gray and white

Legend has it that the stone is the petrified remains of ancient dragons

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Topaz is found in many locations worldwide where rocks like pegmatite and rhyolite are formed

” It was a prized gem in Greece as far back as 300 BCE

but it can also occur as orange

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This macrocrystalline Quartz stone has chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light

near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia