Multi Tourmaline 4mm Round - 15-16 InchTourmaline 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

Petersburg

Agate has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

This prompted an alternative name for the gemstone: Princess Blue

there may not be a more beautiful blue-and-brown combination than that of Terra Agate

meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction

and is similar to Mahogany

Jasper was also considered a “rain bringer” by Native American cultures

It may also contain rainbow-colored or sparkling inclusions

Pietersite is composed of Tiger Eye

Ocean Jasper is a commercial name for Orbicular Jasper

Peter the Great set up Russia's first spa in Karelia to make use of the water purifying properties of shungite

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors