Tourmaline

The mineralogical name for tourmaline is tourmaline, which is derived from the ancient Sinhalese word "Turmali", meaning "mixed gemstone". In China, the word tourmaline first appeared in the Qing Dynasty. It was the material for the plumes and court beads of the first and second grade officials. It was also a favorite of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and as a result, tourmaline has received unprecedented attention in China.

The international jewelry industry basically according to the color of tourmaline divided into commercial varieties, the more intense the color the higher the value.

[Origin].

①Brazil

Brazil is the world's best quality of tourmaline, Brazilian tourmaline origin are mainly concentrated in the state of Minas Gerais, where the colorful tourmaline, so far mined color variety has reached more than twenty kinds, almost contains all the colors of tourmaline.

②United States

The state of California is also one of the major producers of tourmaline.

③Other production areas

Tourmaline is also found in the Siberian region of Russia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, but the texture is not as good as that of Brazilian tourmaline.

[Color].

Blue Tourmaline: A general term for light to dark blue tourmaline. Due to its rarity, it is now the most valuable color of tourmaline.

Red tourmaline: pink to red tourmaline. Fuchsia and rose red are the best.

Brown Tourmaline: Darker in color, mostly from Sri Lanka, three countries in North America, Brazil and Australia.

Colorless tourmaline: Colorless tourmaline is very rare and is only produced in small quantities in Madagascar and California. It should be noted that some colorless tourmalines on the market are made from pink tourmaline that has been heat faded.

Green tourmaline: Green and yellow tourmalines are the most common of all tourmaline color variants and are therefore less valuable than blue and red tourmalines.

Multi-colored tourmaline: The red and green gemstones, commonly known as "watermelon tourmaline", are very popular with collectors and consumers.

[Value]

Afghanistan origin tourmaline 1000-3000 CNY / carat, color good crystal clean suitable for making tourmaline Rong finger and necklace pendant Ordinary quality generally strung into a bracelet;

Rubellite: price between 1500-5000 CNY /carat;

Chrome green tourmaline: even more beautiful than emerald, the market supply is also very small, 1000 CNY / carat to start, 2000-2500 CNY / carat can buy a good quality of large particles.

Blue-green tourmaline from Afghanistan: unusually good fire color, strong demand in the international market, 1,000 CNY /carat to start, 2,000 CNY /carat is normal, especially Lagoon Tourmaline;

Ordinary green tourmaline: between 200-700 CNY, most of the quality is also general, often with brown tone, or dark color. Smaller grains are cheaper;

Neon blue green tourmaline - Paraiba: a precious stone, 50-100 thousand dollars per carat is very common. Mainly from Brazil, but now also produced in Southern Africa, the price is very high.