Black Flower Tourmaline 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch 48hr_11282023 after its type locality

after its type locality

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

The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron content

calcium and aluminum with trace amounts of iron

It’s believed that Kublai Khan once offered an entire city in trade for a sizable Ruby

Black Flower Tourmaline 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch 48hr_11282023 after its type localityBlack Tourmaline is a black crystalline aluminum borosilicate mineral with occasional light gray inclusions that appear as flecks or veins. Tourmaline 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