Pink Tourmaline 2mm Round 15-16 InchPink 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.

Its color can be a soft pink

which is not Jasper but rather a combination of Feldspar and Quartz

African Jade is a complex Calcium Aluminum Silicate and is a Nephrite Jade

It has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

Read more about "DZI" beads in our blog "Heaven's Beads - DZI Beads Explained"

Unakite is a granite composed of pink Feldspar and Epidote

from which its name was derived

It is believed to encourage emotional harmony and strengthen relationships

as it is softer than both Jasper and Rhyolite

Hydrogrossular garnet is an especially rare gemstone

and because its hardness has made the stone perfect for beads and cabochons

the resulting rock is dark gray to deep black in color and riddled with pits and holes where air was trapped in the stone