Green Tourmaline 4x5-7x9mm Graduated Nugget - 15-16 Inch Origin_China It has been called the

It has been called the Earth Rainbow due to its concentric bands displaying virtually every color the earth can produce

white and reddish brown in speckles

and features dark manganese dendrites throughout

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine

Green Tourmaline 4x5-7x9mm Graduated Nugget - 15-16 Inch Origin_China It has been called theGreen Tourmaline ranges in color from pale green to dark emerald to shades of olive and moss green. It is an aluminum borosilicate mixed with iron, magnesium and other metals that give it its color. Tourmaline occurs in nearly every color in the rainbow and its name derives from turmali, the Sinhalese word for mixed color precious stone. Tourmaline began to be highly prized after George Kunz, a mineralogist and jeweler, sold a piece of Green