Black Spinel 3mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch february_jasper Tourmaline naturally occurs in a

Tourmaline naturally occurs in a full color spectrum and is used as both a trade name and as a gemological name for a group of minerals of varying species Different forms of tourmaline may carry different metaphysical properties

Each stone is unique in terms of its patterns

priests and kings and believed to be a powerful protection stone

but it is opaque as well

Naturally occurring in hues of blue-green to green with spots and streaks of red

Black Spinel 3mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch february_jasper Tourmaline naturally occurs in aSpinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide, and comes in a range of other colors, but those varieties are transparent. Black Spinel not only has the dark color, but it is opaque as well, rendering its black especially deep and mysterious. Sometimes called the "Black Prince's Ruby" for its role in the English crown. It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times, but can be distinguished by its structure and its lower relative hardness.