Everything you need to know about Tourmalines
Tourmalines are one of the most beautiful and valuable gems on earth. Being associated with the month of October, tourmaline is also a favourable stone for the 8th wedding anniversary. In Sri Lanka, tourmalines are regarded as Sinhalese meaning ‘stone of mixed colours’. However, tourmalines are not limited to its seven top colours; stones can be colourless in just any hue or crystals. Since tourmalines stones are the highly desirable gems in the industry, we are going to discuss its history, variety, shades, and chemical properties. Origin and history Tourmalines are believed to be originated in Sri Lanka in 1800s. Tourmalines come in a variety of range from yellow, deep blues, greens to vivid yellows etc. people had a misconception that tourmaline is a gem but later it was identified as precious stone like rubellite or diamonds. Tourmalines are mined at different places around the world and also counted as top gems in US and the first American tourmaline was discovered i