Tourmaline In Engagement Rings

I have noticed a continued interest with emeralds for engagement rings. Emeralds are a rich green coloured precious gemstone. Due to their natural beauty it’s unsurprising they’re still a popular choice in jewellery! Unfortunately, they aren’t the most hard wearing out of the array of gemstones available. They may not be the best choice for an engagement ring that’s worn every day, as they are as brittle as your fingernail.

With that in mind, I wanted to share an exquisite alternative with tourmaline in engagement rings.

Tourmalines are a perfect choice for any piece of jewellery due to the varying qualities they display. As well as the gorgeous rich greens and green- blues they also are sourced in yellows. Not just that but deep rich plums and pinks too, and even bi colour and watermelon. When looking into these precious gemstones, the deeper colour is always seen along the main access of the stones. The more turquoise the stone the more expensive it will be. Turquoise or teal green tourmalines are often called indicolite but these are very rare with a higher price to reflect it.

A tourmaline history

The name Tourmaline was originally derived from the Singhalese expression “tura mali” which translates into “stone of mixed colours”

There are varying names for tourmalines which relate to the different colours, for example:

Rubellite–  This particular name of tourmaline is Latin for red. These different colours have the same crystal structure as the well know green colour but display a more pinky plum tone- they too are a higher price.  These beautiful hues are commonly found in countries such as which include Madagascar, USA, Brazil, Burma, and east Africa.

Dravite – These dark brown tourmalines are found from many gem gravels commonly in sri lanka, these stones are often treated to increase the intensity and brighten up the natural colour of the gemstone.

Watermelon-These tourmalines have a pink centre and a green rim. This is because of their similar colouring to the pink flesh and green rind of a watermelon. Alongside watermelon tourmalines other tourmalines can display individual crystals up to 15 shades of different colours.  Found/mined in South Africa, East Africa, and Brazil, watermelon tourmaline in engagement rings is captivating and has a history.

Indicolite-Dark blue tourmalines are often shown in a more turquoise in colour which are heat treated to brighten up the colour bringing them to a more turquoise in colour, these particular stones are a lot more are than the other and will mainly be sourced from Siberia where its mined in clay forms from weather granites. As well as Siberia this unusual gemstone has also been founded in like Brazil, Madagascar and the USA.

I hope this has given you a insight of some wonderful alternatives of gemstones out there, do have a good look on our website as there are many more natural beauties available.