Tourmaline 5-6mm Tube - 8 Inch Petrified Wood Because it doesn't harden the

Because it doesn't harden the stone

Essentially a volcanic glass

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they come in a rainbow of colors besides red

where it originated approximately 50 million years ago

Tourmaline 5-6mm Tube - 8 Inch Petrified Wood Because it doesn't harden theTourmaline 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