Tourmaline family refers to a number of related species and varieties with the same basic crystal structure. Their colour range from colourless, pink, red, yellow, brown, green, blue, violet, to common black and the delightful famous multi-coloured. The name comes from the Sinhalese Turamali, meaning ”stone with mixed colours.” Other locations are Russia, USA, Madagascar, Brazil and East Africa. It is also the birthstone for March. It is a beautiful and hard (7.5 MOH) stone, very suitable for jewellery.
Mixed colour tourmaline is a signature feature as the Sinhalese name implies. They are made up of two (bicolour) or more (multi/parti colour) colours with individual crystals containing up to 15 different colours or shades. Watermelon tourmaline is a bi-colour with a pink centre and green (or another colour) rim, akin to the fruit itself.
Bi-colour tourmaline – the nicest and most sought after are the 50-50 split of two colours, including the watermelon.
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ec%201k%202b53N133%5B3%5D.jpg "l1a2 bi-tou cu gn-opk spt 9.26(12.4x11.6x7.8)ec 1k 2b53N133")
ec%201k%20N100%5B2%5D.jpg "l1a bi-tou bg gn-pk 30-70spt 9.02(15.5x9.8x6.9)ec 1k N100")
vsi%2008%20b51N21%5B4%5D.jpg "l1b bi-tou em rd-gy 40-60spt 8.09(13.4x11x5.7)vsi 08 b51N21")
c%2007%202b56%20N82%5B4%5D.jpg "l3d1 bi-tou ov gn-rdpk spt 6.64(11.3x10.4x8)c 07 2b56 N82")
c%20065%202b56%20N64%5B4%5D.jpg "l3d2 bi-tou ov bl-rdpk 6.61(12.2x10.7x7.6)c 065 2b56 N64")
c%2006%202b58%20N41%5B4%5D.jpg "la2 bi-tou ra o-y 5.85(10x9.5x7.4)c 06 2b58 N41")
c%20055%202b58%20N86%5B3%5D.jpg "la5 bi-tou cu gn-rdpk 5.50(11.6x8.8x6.1)c 055 2b58 N86")
ec%200575%202b56%20N100%5B3%5D.jpg "la3 bi-tou ov gn-pk 70-30spt 5.74(11x10.5x7)ec 0575 2b56 N100")
c%2006%202b56%20N100%5B2%5D.jpg "la4 bi-tou ovcb gn-pk wm 5.52(12.3x10x6.5)c 06 2b56 N100")
c%2007%20T202%5B3%5D.jpg "m2e1 bi-tou cu bl-pk 50spt 3.42(8.7x7.5x6.5)c 07 T202")
c%2006%202b59%20T122%5B3%5D.jpg "m2g2 bi-tou ra gn-pk spt 3.17(7.1x6.8)c 06 2b59 T122")
c%2006%20sbT127%5B2%5D.jpg "m2g4 bi-tou emlg bl-rdpk 50spt 3.13(12.5x5.6x4.5)c 06 sbT127")
ec%2003%20E62%5B2%5D.jpg "m6a1 s bi-tou br o-rdpk 2.26(9.7x5.9)ec 03 E62")
c%2004%20sb%20N52%5B3%5D.jpg "m3a3 bi-tou prcb gn-rdpk 2.96(9.8x9.7x5.3)c 04 sb N52")
ec%2004%20sb%20N82%5B5%5D.jpg "m3b2 bi-tou cu gn-rdpk 50spt 2.87(8.8x7.1x5.6)ec 04 sb N82")
c%20025%20%20N35%5B9%5D.jpg "m6a2 bi-tou hx ygn-o 2.25(8.5x7x5)c 025 N35")
c%2007%20sbT170%20NFS%5B4%5D.jpg "s1c1 bi-tou ht blgn-pk wm 1.74ct (8.1x 7.9x4.5)c 07 sbT170 NFS")
c%2002%20N41%5B2%5D.jpg "s2 bi-tou hx bl-rdpk 1.52(6.8x5.8x5.4)c 02 N41")
c%2005%20sbT52%20NFS%5B3%5D.jpg "s bi-tou di bl-pk 50spt 1.34(8.9x6.1x5.1)c 05 sbT52 NFS")
Multi/Parti coloured tourmaline
c%201k%202b38L261%5B3%5D.jpg "l2 m-tou ov bn-gn-pk-y 7.95(12.2x10.9x8.7)c 1k 2b38L261") l2 m-tou ov bn-gn-pk-y 7.95(12.2x10.9x8.7)c 1k 2b38L261 | ec%2007%202b39N41%5B5%5D.jpg "l3 m-tou ra rd-pk-y-gn 6.04(9.6x9.4x7.7)ec 07 2b39N41") l3 m-tou ra rd-pk-y-gn 6.04(9.6x9.4x7.7)ec 07 2b39N41 |
c%2008%202b39-109%5B2%5D.jpg "l2a m-tou pr di chm-gn-pk-y 7.80(15x12x6.8)c 08 2b39-109") l2a m-tou pr di chm-gn-pk-y 7.80(15x12x6.8)c 08 2b39-109 | c%2005%202b38-40%5B12%5D.jpg "l m-tou ov gn-o-pk 5.25(12.8x9.8x6.9)c 05 2b38-40") l m-tou ov gn-o-pk 5.25(12.8x9.8x6.9)c 05 2b38-40 |
vsi%20035%202b38-41%5B3%5D.jpg "m1 m-tou ov bn-g-o 4.46(10.6x9x6.5)vsi 035 2b38-41") m1 m-tou ov bn-g-o 4.46(10.6x9x6.5)vsi 035 2b38-41 | c%2004%202b39%20N88%5B3%5D.jpg "m2a m-tou ra gn-o-pk-pp 3.69(8x7.7x7.1)c 04 2b39 N88") m2a m-tou ra gn-o-pk-pp 3.69(8x7.7x7.1)c 04 2b39 N88 |
ec%201k%202b39%20T53%20NFS%5B6%5D.jpg "m2c m-tou ra gn-bl-o-pk 3.20(8.2x7.4x5.9)ec 1k 2b39 T53 NFS") m2c m-tou ra gn-bl-o-pk 3.20(8.2x7.4x5.9)ec 1k 2b39 T53 NFS | ec%2004%202b40%20N82%5B9%5D.jpg "m3 m-tou ra bn-gn-pp-rd 2.89(9.7sqx5.7)ec 04 2b40 N82") m3 m-tou ra bn-gn-pp-rd 2.89(9.7sqx5.7)ec 04 2b40 N82 |
ec%2003%202b28-N52%5B3%5D.jpg "m3a m-tou ov g-gn-pk 2.74(9.5x8x5.1)ec 03 2b28-N52") m3a m-tou ov g-gn-pk 2.74(9.5x8x5.1)ec 03 2b28-N52 | c%2004%202b40%20N71%5B4%5D.jpg "m4 m-tou em bl-pk-gn 2.65(8.3x6.9x5.3)c 04 2b40 N71") |
ec%20025%20-28find%5B3%5D.jpg "m5 m-tou ov bn-g-o-y 2.43(9.4x7.8x4.8)ec 025 -28find") m5 m-tou ov bn-g-o-y 2.43(9.4x7.8x4.8)ec 025 -28find | c%2003%202b28%20N52%5B3%5D.jpg "m7b m-tou tr gn-o-pk-y 2.14(8.4x8x5.2)c 03 2b28 N52") |
Cat’s eye tourmaline – as nice as a chrysoberyl cat’s eye
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si%20%2008%206b24%20N31%5B2%5D.jpg "h ce ov gn 11.35(13x11.8x9.1)si 08 6b24 N31")
si%201k%206b20%20T141%5B5%5D.jpg "h tou ce ov dprdpk 11.28(14.3x12.9x7.5)si 1k 6b20 T141")
si%2006%206b24%20N17%5B2%5D.jpg "l1 tou ce olgn 9.01(13x10.3x8.2)si 06 6b24 N17")
si%2007%206b23N100%5B6%5D.jpg "l1 tou ce ov gn 8.12(12x9.8x7.6)si 07 6b23N100")
u%2006%206b23%20N21%5B5%5D.jpg "l tou ce ov dpgn 5.88(11.9x9x6.7)u 06 6b23 N21")
ec%2006%206b22%20T144%5B5%5D.jpg "m1 tou ce ov pk 4.81(10.3x9.1x6)ec 06 6b22 T144")
tp%2006%206b24%20T74%5B4%5D.jpg "m1a tou ce ov blgn 4.63(10.2x9.5x5.6)tp 06 6b24 T74")
c%2005%206b24%20T102%5B4%5D.jpg "m2 tou ce ov wm 3.28(8.6x6)c 05 6b24 T102")
c%2004%206b24%20N57%5B7%5D.jpg "m2a tou ce ov gygn 3.16(10x8)c 04 6b24 N57")
c%2005%206b20%20T115%5B4%5D.jpg "m3a tou ce ov rdpk 2.36(9.5x7x4.3)c 05 6b20 T115")
c%2005%206b20%20T72%5B5%5D.jpg "m3b tou ce ov rdpk 2.25(8.1x7.4x4.9)c 05 6b20 T72")
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