What is the beautiful gemstone tourmaline?

Tourmaline is a stunning and hard wearing gemstones that comes in many colours including blue, green, red, yellow and pink, however the Neon Blue found in Paraiba Tourmaline is the most highly prized.

Tourmaline also comes in some amazing multicolours too - including the famous watermelon tourmaline which features pink, clear and green areas within the crystal.

watermelon tourmaline

My Tourmalines

I supply an Insurance valuation of the finished piece of jewellery and a Gem Report card with each piece.

Caring for Tourmaline

It has a hardness of 7-7.5 on the Mohs Scale (similar to Emerald), Gems with a hardness of 6-7 or greater are quite suitable for rings which are worn occasionally. For a ring like a wedding or engagement ring, intended for everyday wear over a period of years, a hardness rating of 8-10 is recommended. Warm, soapy water is the best method for cleaning tourmaline. The use of ultrasonic and steam cleaners is not recommended.