Plum Tourmaline 7mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Australian Opal also known as the Stone

also known as the Stone Age

Named for the village near where it is found in Madagascar

who was a great admirer and collector of gemstones

mustard yellow and cream tones and can be confused for Mookaite

a cryptocrystalline Quartz

Plum Tourmaline 7mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Australian Opal also known as the StoneTourmaline 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