Tourmaline is mainly used for jewelry such as ring face and necklace; delicate colors can be carved into crafts. Tourmaline cat’s eye is mainly used as ring face. Because tourmaline has piezoelectric effect and pyroelectricity, it also has important uses in science and technology.
The name of tourmaline comes from its own properties of generating electricity by heating and generating electricity by friction. The English name of tourmaline comes from Sri Lankan, the original meaning is “zircon”, because people did not know this gem mineral at that time.
Tourmaline has not been used as a gemstone for a long time, but because of its bright color and transparency, it quickly became a favorite mid-range gemstone and was selected as the “October birthstone” by some countries. , Wearing it symbolizes “ease” and “peace”.
There are many varieties of tourmaline, among which the best variety for gemstones is red tourmaline, followed by green, blue and variegated tourmaline. Tourmaline cat’s eye is also very popular. The gemological process names of these gem-grade tourmalines are collectively referred to as “tourmalines”. When they are specifically called, colors can be added in front of the tourmalines, such as rubellite, green tourmaline and cat’s eye tourmaline.
There are many tourmalines in the world, such as rubellite from the Urals of Russia, yellow tourmaline from Sri Lanka, multicolor tourmaline from Brazil, and colorless tourmaline from Elba Island, Italy. In addition, the United States, Australia, Sweden and Madagascar also produce high-quality tourmalines. Pink, purple, green, blue-green, sky blue and other colored and colorless tourmalines have been discovered in Xinjiang in recent years, as well as beautiful multi-colored tourmalines.
Granite pegmatite veins are widely developed in the Altai Mountains of Xinjiang. Among them, colored tourmalines are produced in pegmatite veins containing many rare elements. Among them, a two-color tourmaline is produced. On the same tourmaline crystal, the center is red and the periphery is green, forming a cored tourmaline. Some people call it “watermelon tourmaline”, which is a rare species.
OEM/ODM jewelry manufacturer design custom your own jewelry
LET’S GET STARTED : mo@kingjy.com
GuangZhou JingYing focus on custom wholesale ring necklaces bracelets earrings sterling silver 925 jewelry,sterling silver gold plated with 18K,14K,24K yellow gold,white gold and rose gold.It is able to custom sterling silver jewelry various design,logo brand or other words by laser engraving according to the customer’s requirement.
Our monthly production capacity is up to 50,000 piece bracelets necklace earrings ring jewelry.JingYing entering into a partnership with supermarkets,jewelry chain shop,outlet stores,jewelry wholesaler,traders and jewelry brand company,professional provide create customized jewelry and mass production of high quality 925 sterling silver jewelry service.