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Learn about Gemstones
| Tourmaline | | Color: | wide color range, green, blue, yellow, pink, red, brown, colorless. Bi-color is common. | |
| Hardness: | 7 - 7.5 | |
| Refractive Index: | 1.61 – 1.66 | |
| Density: | 3.01 – 3.25 | |
| Chemical Composition: | (NaLiCa)(Fe11MgMnAl)3Al6((OH)4(BO3)3Si6O18) | |
| Crystal Structure: | trigonal | |
| Origins: | Brazil, Madagascar, Namibia, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Russia, USA, Afghanistan. | |
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