Chrome tourmaline is so-called due to its beautiful shine and lustrous look. This extraordinary gemstone looks somewhat like an emerald, and is approximately the same price. It is cut in a very wide range of different styles, from teardrop to cushion to octagonal and other geometric shapes. The sheer range and scope of chrome tourmaline design is one of the major reasons for very high demand for this exceptional gemstone....

The tourmaline group includes a very broad colour spectrum caused by different types of minerals and mineralisation processes. Tourmaline is particularly popular as a very versatile design gemstone. The many different colour ranges are particularly prized by jewelers as allowing a life of creative freedom for fabulous designs. The technical side of tourmaline Tourmaline is technically a "crystalline boron silicate". The colours come from combinations of other metals, like potassium,...