Petro Tourmaline 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 Inch HPS12022022 It is also somewhat delicate

It is also somewhat delicate with a hardness ranging from 5-5

a stone which is indistinguishable from Jade except to the most trained and discerning eye

Mined in Norway

and those that still exist today have been passed down for generations

Petro Tourmaline 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 Inch HPS12022022 It is also somewhat delicateTourmaline 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