Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 4mm Round 15-16 Inch New Rounds Canada in 1770 and named

Canada in 1770 and named for the area

It is a member of the Quartz family

and is a result of trace amounts of copper or chromium

The inclusions are of manganese or iron

Named in honor of Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs

Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 4mm Round 15-16 Inch New Rounds Canada in 1770 and namedPink 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.