Plum Tourmaline 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch 7-6mm this semi-precious variety of quartz

this semi-precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world

It is a very soft stone typically found near copper deposits

The green coloring has likened the stone of jadeite in the past

Occurring in sizes ranging from a grain of sand to the size of an apple

but it is not true

Plum Tourmaline 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch 7-6mm this semi-precious variety of quartzTourmaline 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