Pink Tourmaline with Lepidolite 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Size_6x11mm making it the hardest silicate

making it the hardest silicate mineral

as a gemstone that is cut into many shapes and often given a high polish

This semi to translucent stone occurs in an array of hues

The name comes from the French word for lemon

Pink Tourmaline with Lepidolite 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Size_6x11mm making it the hardest silicatePink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occurs in nearly every color in the rainbow and its name derives from turmali, the Sinhalese word for mixed color precious stone. Tourmaline is unusual in that it is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric, meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction.