Multi Tourmaline Faceted 10mm Cube - 15-16 Inch R0486 orange and rust are due

orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the stone

The image shown has multiple cabochons to give you an idea of the range possibilites of the colors

Crazy Lace Agate is often dyed to produce colors that do not naturally occur in the stone

as opposed to the presence of Chromium which creates Emerald’s green color

The stone's mossy greens

Multi Tourmaline Faceted 10mm Cube - 15-16 Inch R0486 orange and rust are dueTourmaline 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