Tourmaline
Belived to encorage artistic intuition.
Birthstone
October
Color
Tourmaline wide range of colors vary in intensity and tone. Many tourmaline color varieties have inspired their own trade names. The most expensive tourmalines are the highly popular green to violet colors that are often called “electric” or “neon” by the trade.
Mineral
Tourmaline Group
Mosh Hardness
7 to 7.5
Toughness
Fair
Major Sources
Afghanistan, Brazil, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania.