Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch R1440 the resulting rock is dark

the resulting rock is dark gray to deep black in color and riddled with pits and holes where air was trapped in the stone

rendering its black especially deep and mysterious

Named in honor of Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs

it is a relative newcomer to the gem market

It has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch R1440 the resulting rock is darkPink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occurs in nearly every color in the rainbow and its name derives from turmali, the Sinhalese word for mixed color precious stone. Tourmaline is unusual in that it is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric, meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction.