Plum Tourmaline 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch 2-4mm mined since 4000 BCE

mined since 4000 BCE

This earned it the Russian name “orletz” or Eagle Stone

most turquoise on the market is stabilized to improve durability

but it can also occur as orange

Plum Tourmaline 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch 2-4mm mined since 4000 BCETourmaline 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