Plum Tourmaline 7mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch featured_03122026 Canada in 1770 and named

Canada in 1770 and named for the area

Bloodstone was known in antiquity as Heliotrope

occurring 10

These form as a criss cross banding called lamellae

Apatite has been labeled the “deceitful stone” due to its close resemblance to other much more valuable gems

Plum Tourmaline 7mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch featured_03122026 Canada in 1770 and namedTourmaline 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