OCTOBER IS Tourmaline Birthstone

Tourmalines have often been mis- identified as other gems throughout history. Caesar’s Ruby, a 52-carat red tourmaline, was a gift of King Gustavus III of Sweden to Catherine the Great.

Tourmalines or schorl form naturally in beautiful pinks, greens, blues, and natural yellow and earthy browns with rare orange and reds. As a birthstone, it is usually in pink. Commonly found in a various forms across Asia, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere, each formation of tourmaline has it's own particular composition as it is a complicated formation.