Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 4mm Round 15-16 Inch New Rounds Canada in 1770 and named

Canada in 1770 and named for the area

The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple to dark purple

gold and brown

*These beads are "diamond cut"

and is a result of trace amounts of copper or chromium

Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 4mm Round 15-16 Inch New Rounds Canada in 1770 and namedPink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occurs in nearly every color in the rainbow and its name derives from turmali, the Sinhalese word for mixed color precious stone. Tourmaline is unusual in that it is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric, meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction.