Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_African Turquoise Rocky Butte Jasper is mined

Rocky Butte Jasper is mined in Oregon and may have either dendritic or landscape qualities

It has been treasured for its beauty throughout history and used extensively for adornment in jewelry as well as works of art

as well as a stone of prosperity

and this phenomenon is thought to be due to impurities of yttrium or organic matter within the crystal lattice

It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked with gold inclusions of pyrite

Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_African Turquoise Rocky Butte Jasper is minedPink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occurs in nearly every color in the rainbow and its name derives from turmali, the Sinhalese word for mixed color precious stone. Tourmaline is unusual in that it is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric, meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction.