Plum Tourmaline 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch Angelite nearly 100 miles north of

nearly 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle

which occurs in many colors

” the Sinhalese word for “mixed color precious stone

with flecks of light to deep red and patterns of copper brown

Agate has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

Plum Tourmaline 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch Angelite nearly 100 miles north ofTourmaline 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