Collection: Tourmaline
Tourmaline
Brightly colored Ceylonese gem tourmalines were brought to Europe in great quantities by the Dutch East India Company to satisfy a demand for curiosities and gems. Tourmaline was sometimes called the "Ceylonese Sri Lankan Magnet" because it could attract and then repel hot ashes due to its pyroelectric properties.
Tourmalines were used by chemists in the 19th century to polarize light by shining rays onto a cut and polished surface of the gem.
The Empress Dowager Tzu-hsi (1835-1908), the last Empress of China, was obsessed with pink tourmaline, and bought virtually the entire production of gem quality material from the mines in San Diego County during the last years of her life.
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Bi-Color Tourmaline Pendant
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Bi-Color Tourmaline Pendant
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Bi-Color Tourmaline Pendant
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Bi-Color Tourmaline Twist-On Cuff
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Bi-Color Tourmaline Twist-On Cuff
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Black Tourmaline Specimens (Brazil)
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Blue Tourmaline Carved Twist-On Cuff
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Blue Tourmaline Marquise Pendant
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Green Tourmaline (Brazil)
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Green Tourmaline (Pakistan)
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Green Tourmaline Trapezoid Twist-On Cuff
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Green Tourmaline Twin (Brazil)
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Greenish Blue Tourmaline Carved Twist-On Cuff
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Pink Tourmaline Chiwen Dragon (蚩吻) Carving
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Pink Tourmaline Pendant
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Pink Tourmaline Sterling Silver Vermeil Pendant
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