MAHOGANY OBSIDIAN
WHAT IS MAHOGANY OBSIDIAN: Mahogany obsidian, also known as mountain mahogany, is natural glass obsidian that has iron inclusions creating the mahogany colored stripes and swirls in it. Obsidian can be found anywhere volcanic activity has occurred. Some of its most notable sources today include South America, Japan, Mexico, Afghanistan,...
TOURMALINE
WHAT IS TOURMALINE: Tourmaline is a gemstone that belongs to a complex family of borosilicate mixed with iron, magnesium or other various metals that depending upon the proportions of its components may form as red, pink, yellow, brown, black, green, blue or violet.The name Tourmaline comes from an ancient Sinhalese...
BLACK TOURMALINE
WHAT IS BLACK TOURMALINE: The black tourmaline is also called Schorl or Schorl Tourmaline. Its name came from a particular Sri Lankan regional terminology known as ‘turmali’ –a word that’s used in referring to a yellow zircon. It’s actually just a simple fault of sending the tourmaline in a certain...
LARIMAR
WHAT IS LARIMAR: The pectolite mineral from which Larimar is formed is actually white to gray in color and it is found in many places around the globe.However, the only place in the world where pectolite is the most desirable is in the Dominican Republic.The traces of copper contribute to...