Green and Yellow Banded Tourmaline 4mm Faceted Coin - 15-16 Inch Tab is a calcium aluminium hydroxy

is a calcium aluminium hydroxy sorosilicate belonging to the epidote group of minerals

and because its hardness has made the stone perfect for beads and cabochons

All wood beads on DakotaStones

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Green and Yellow Banded Tourmaline 4mm Faceted Coin - 15-16 Inch Tab is a calcium aluminium hydroxyGreen Tourmaline ranges in color from pale green to dark emerald to shades of olive and moss green. It is an aluminum borosilicate mixed with iron, magnesium and other metals that give it its color. Tourmaline occurs in nearly every color in the rainbow and its name derives from turmali, the Sinhalese word for mixed color precious stone. Tourmaline began to be highly prized after George Kunz, a mineralogist and jeweler, sold a piece of Green