Rubellite name comes from Latin word “rubellus” which means red. Rubellite is majorly found in red, brownish red, orangish red and purplish red in color.
Moh Hardness- 7-7.5
Origin- Afghanistan, Brazil, Nigeria and Mozambique.
Indicolite comes in various shades of blue i.e. dark blue, bluish green and violetish blue.
Moh Hardness- 7-7.5
Origin- Brazil, Afghanistan, Madagascar and Sri Lanka.
Paraiba tourmaline is one of the most enchanting and rarest gemstones on the planet. Paraiba comes in various color like vivid blue, greenish blue and violetish blue. Paraiba gets its attractive color from copper.
Moh Hardness- 7-7.5
Origin- Brazil, Nigeria and Mozambique.
Pink Tourmaline is the most popular among all tourmalines due to its color. The color ranges from baby pink, brownish pink to vivid pink in color. It gets the color from the element Manganese. The more the manganese the deeper will be the pink hue. Sometimes it changes it color under different lighting.
Moh Hardness- 7-7.5
Origin- Brazil, Afghanistan, and Mozambique.
Also known as verdelite has intense green, forest green, yellowish green in color. Chrome Tourmaline gets its color from chromium and Vanadium.
Moh Hardness- 7-7.5
Origin- Brazil and Africa.
