Interesting Facts 
 
Found in all spectrums of color, Tourmaline is often described as the “chameleon gemstone”. Some Tourmaline may even appear as crystallized rainbows with several bands of color, ranging from the most brilliant red to deepest blue. The name Tourmaline is believed to have derived from the Sinhalese word, “turmali”, meaning mixed.   
 
Characterestics 
 
Tourmaline comes in all color the most common being green and pink. The red variety is often referred to as "rubilite”, for its similarity to ruby. A rare green chrome variety of tourmaline is found in Tanzania in small quantities. An extremely rare variety is the Brazilian Paraiba Tourmaline. It exhibits very intense neon-like blue and blue-green colors. Some Tourmaline crystals may contain two or more distinctive colors and are commonly known as bi- color, tri-color or parti-color Tourmaline. These tend to be more included than other verities. Tourmaline is available in all sizes ranging from small to over 100 carats. However, stones of rare colors are often found only in smaller sizes.