Tourmaline 3-5mm Banded Chip A Grade - 15-16 Inch 20210729 lepidocrocite

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Sodalite is named for its sodium content and may be classified as a feldspathoid

“DZI” Agate is made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE

Turquoise beads found in Iraq date back to 5000 BCE

Named for the village near where it is found in Madagascar

Tourmaline 3-5mm Banded Chip A Grade - 15-16 Inch 20210729 lepidocrociteTourmaline 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