Black Flower Tourmaline 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Argentina with every gradient of gray

with every gradient of gray in between

the only region in the world where the stone is found

It sometimes features dark brown to black dendritic inclusions that branch like tiny tree limbs through the stone

but it is not true

blue or gray

Black Flower Tourmaline 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Argentina with every gradient of grayBlack Tourmaline is a black crystalline aluminum borosilicate mineral with occasional light gray inclusions that appear as flecks or veins. Tourmaline 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