Tourmaline Gemstone Guide

Tourmaline Gemstones - The Complete Guide

Tourmaline is one of the most colorful gemstone groups in the world. Its extraordinary range of colors makes it particularly appealing to collectors and jewelry designers.

What Is Tourmaline?

Tourmaline refers to a group of minerals with related crystal structures and chemical compositions.

Gem-quality tourmaline occurs in an extraordinary variety of colors.

Tourmaline Colors

Popular varieties include:

• Green tourmaline
• Pink tourmaline
• Blue tourmaline
• Red tourmaline
• Yellow tourmaline
• Bi-color tourmaline
• Watermelon tourmaline

Color combinations can make individual tourmalines particularly distinctive.

What Is Paraíba Tourmaline?

Paraíba tourmaline is famous for vivid blue, greenish-blue and neon-like colors.

Because of its rarity and distinctive appearance, fine Paraíba tourmaline occupies a special position in the colored gemstone market.

What Determines Tourmaline Value?

Color is often the most important factor, followed by clarity, size, cut and rarity.

Certain colors are considerably rarer than others, meaning two tourmalines of the same weight can have dramatically different values.

Tourmaline Care

Tourmaline should be handled carefully and stored separately from harder gemstones.

Warm, soapy water is generally an appropriate cleaning method. Avoid aggressive cleaning methods unless the specific stone has been evaluated for them.

Explore our collection of natural tourmaline gemstones to discover green, pink, blue and multicolored stones.