Green Tourmaline

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From light to vivid green!

Green Tourmalines have a range of colors from yellowish-greens, to greens to olive-greens and are available from light to medium tones.

Tourmalines are part of a family of closely related mineral species with the same crystal structure but with different chemical and physical properties.

Most Green Tourmalines are Elbaites that are colored by iron. A rare variety of Dravite that is colored by the trace elements vanadium and chromium is known as Chrome Tourmaline.

Since Tourmaline grows in long crystals referred to as “pencils” they are frequently cut as elongated emerald cuts that are perfect for pendants, earrings and even some rings.

Tourmalines are found in many different locations around the world including Brazil, Nigeria, Mozambique, USA (California, Maine), Congo, Tanzania, and has one of the widest color ranges found in gemstones.

Tourmaline is one of the birthstones for October and celebrates the 8th Anniversary.

Lots of choice in colors for October birthdays!

We have many more colors, shapes and sizes available in Green Tourmaline – please contact us if you don’t find what you are looking for in our online inventory.

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Colors

light green

medium green

deep green

bluish-green

yellowish-green

olive green

brownish-green

Family/Species

Tourmaline, Elbaite

Properties

RI = 1.624 (+/-0.005) – 1.644 (+/-0.006) DR

SG = 3.06 (-0.05, +0.15)

Dispersion = 0.017

Hardness = 7-7.5

suitable for use in jewelry

Pyroelectric – becomes electrically charged when heated
Piezoelectric – becomes electrically charged when squeezed
Many modern higher-end hair dryer use Tourmalines in them to prevent static!

Treatments

 Usually none

Can be 100% natural with no treatments or enhancements, or heated, or  irradiated and heated (Irradiation is not common for Green Tourmalines)

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Important information

Usually colored by iron and/or titanium

Birthstone

October

Anniversary

8th

Cuts

Calibrated sizes up to 8mm

All standard cuts
and free sizes

Mining locations

Brazil, Nigeria, Mozambique, Zambia, Afghanistan, USA, and other localities worldwide