Pink Tourmaline 13x18mm Oval - 15-16 InchPink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occurs in nearly every color in the rainbow and its name derives from turmali, the Sinhalese word for mixed color precious stone. Tourmaline is unusual in that it is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric, meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction.

It is believed that the melding of these two stones creates a powerful healing energy

where it gets its name

This Fire Opal contains both Opal and the rhyolitic host material in which it is formed

Trolleite is known for its greasy appearance and subdued shine

tan and ivory

It picks up a lot of sweat and grease when it's worn as jewelry

they each have a beautiful look and shape

orange and yellow colors in which it occurs

Hematite is black to steel to gray or silver to gray

This material dates back 29 million years and has been used in early civilizations as tools similar to obsidian

and is a variety of Fuchsite

its oldest known use being in Egypt more than five thousand years ago