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Faceted Tourmaline
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 colours',
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 colours. 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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Lot of two light pink rubellite 6mm rounds with slight inclusions. Very pretty pair that would look great as earrings!
Total weight 1.29cts.
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Lot of two green 3x5 rectangles, .5 ct
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$6.00/lot
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Beautiful dark pink rubellite 6mm round weighing .95 cts.
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Nice almost clean 3.5x6 rectangular verdilite weighing .65 ct.
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Lot of five multi-colored small rectangles. They range from 2.5x4 to 3x4.5 in size and weigh a total of 1.35 cts.
This is an awesome parcel at this price!
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