Pink Tourmaline with Lepidolite 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch R0187 **The strand pictured is banded

**The strand pictured is banded but the strand you receive may not be banded

These charms measure approximately 9mm long including the loop

Emerald and Heliodore -- and is often cut to highlight its chatoyant qualities

and this phenomenon is thought to be due to impurities of yttrium or organic matter within the crystal lattice

Pink Tourmaline with Lepidolite 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch R0187 **The strand pictured is bandedPink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occurs in nearly every color in the rainbow and its name derives from turmali, the Sinhalese word for mixed color precious stone. Tourmaline is unusual in that it is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric, meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction.