Tourmaline’s name is derived from ‘Tourmali’ which means stone of mixed color in Sinhalese (Sri Lanka). Tourmaline comes in an array of rainbow colors with green tourmaline available in a variety of shades. The trace of chromium atoms in the green tourmaline crystal is the same element that creates the green in emeralds and is what gives green tourmaline its vivid and bold color and its resemblance to the pricey and expensive emerald.
Brazil yields the highest source of tourmalines in the world but the stone can also be sourced in Sri Lanka, Mozambique, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to name a few. Tourmalines are divided into different varieties based on color; green tourmaline is called verdelite.
Loose Green Tourmanline Gemstones
Birthstone: October
Wedding anniversary: 8th
Mohs hardness: 7 – 7.5 / 10
You will also like: emerald and tsavorite garnet
Looks great set in: yellow gold / white gold / platinum / silver
