Black Tourmaline 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch chips yellow or gray and occasionally

yellow or gray and occasionally translucent milky white

which comes in many forms and color variations

These inclusions are chromite

which has earned it the nickname Merlin stone

Blue Sodalite is sometimes referred to as “poor man’s lapis” because of its similar color and much lower cost

Black Tourmaline 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch chips yellow or gray and occasionallyBlack 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