Green Tourmaline

While such a unique gem, Green Tourmaline can actually be found in a wide variety of colors such as red, blue, green, yellow, and black. Depending on how this gemstone is twisted and turned, it can also give off the appearance of changing colors. The make-up of the Green Tourmaline is commonly inclusion free, assisting in its ability to be cut into larger sizes and many shapes.

Green tourmaline is a type of green crystal and is part of the tourmaline family, which also features colors such as red, yellow, blue, colorless and even black. Green tourmaline is considered to be the most common tourmaline gemstone, and is considered the classic color of the gem. Green tourmaline stones feature a wide range of shades within the green color range. While some of these gemstones feature a darker bottle green color, others stones can range from a very light green to a yellowish green, or olive color. Certain green tourmaline stones feature a blue-green or darker green color. Green tourmaline featuring the blue-green colors are considered to be the most favored colors and are increasingly rare compared to other shades of the gemstone.

In certain jewelry settings the green tourmaline gemstone can often appear similar to the green emerald stone. The stone features a very high clarity rating as a type 1 and also has a trigonal crystal structure. The green tourmaline is rated a 7.5 for hardness on the Mohs scale, which is considered to be a good level of hardness. This means the stone is resistant to scratches as well as other abrasions. Green tourmaline is considered to be lustrous and very refractive. The stone can be located in mines in Brazil, Pakistan, Madagascar, Afghanistan, Nigeria as well as across the United States of America.

The green tourmaline stone, in its more valuable colors, is considered to be rare and favorable between both jewelers as well as gem stone collectors. Because of the stones hardness as well as its vibrant colors, it is used very often in all different kinds of jewelry applications. Some believe that the green tourmaline stone as powers that help to protect the owner from misfortune, as well as strengthen the spirit and body.