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Tourmaline Pendants
Tourmalines are gems with an incomparable variety
of colours. The reason, according to an old Egyptian legend, is that the tourmaline, on its long journey up from the centre
of the Earth, passed over a rainbow. In doing so, it assumed all the colours of the rainbow. And that is why it is still referred
to as the 'gemstone of the rainbow' today.
The name tourmaline comes from the Singhalese words 'tura mali'. In translation,
this means something like 'stone with mixed colors', referring to the colour spectrum of this gemstone, which outdoes that
of all other precious stones. There are tourmalines from red to green and from blue to yellow. They often have two or more
colors. There are tourmalines which change their colour when the light changes from daylight to artificial light, and some
show the light effect of a cat's eye. No two tourmalines are exactly alike. This gemstone has an endless number of faces,
and for that reason it suits all moods. No wonder that magical powers have been attributed to it since ancient times. In particular,
it is the gemstone of love and of friendship, and is said to render them firm and long-lasting.
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Small pretty natural crystal that has been slightly tumbled, giving it a mostly smooth and shiny surface. (There are
still a few flaws in it though.) It's a very dark green color, but looks black unless you hold it up to the light, and I
capped it with sterling silver.
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Beautiful lightly included green 4x9 marquise cut green tourmaline weighing .7 ct. in a simple sterling silver prong
setting.
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Very nice green 6x8.5 oval weighing .9 cts. and mounted in a simple prong setting.
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