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Pink Tourmaline & Red Tourmaline: Desirable GemstonesTourmaline has been created by nature in many different colors, perhaps every possible color in the universe. The pink or red tourmaline is beautiful variety from the colorful tourmaline family. This tourmaline comes in various shades of color from pink to red, sometimes tinged with purple or violet. Strong pink or red tourmaline is called Rubellite in the trade. The name “Rubellite” derived from the Latin word "rubellus”, which means "reddish". This especially beautiful gemstone is found in strong pink, shocking pink, purplish red, red, and ruby-red. If a stone has a light body color, it is called pink tourmaline. Rubellite commands a higher price than pink tourmaline because it is rarer and highly coveted. This gemstone shines in all lighting environments. Like emerald, inclusions in rubellite are common. While pink tourmaline is usually eye-clean, rubellite is most often found with some visible inclusions especially if it has intense color. When determining the quality, color is the most important criteria. Besides Paraiba tourmaline, Rubellite is considered the most expensive of the tourmaline family, and stones that are eye-clean will be the most valued. Women always love pink tourmaline-red tourmaline because of its beauty and seductive color. There is hardly any other stone that occurs in such a beautiful color range from pink to red. The passionate pink radiates romance, the shocking pink or fine red emanates desire and love. The sources of pink tourmaline-red tourmaline include Brazil, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mozambique, Madagascar, Nigeria, Burma (Myanmar), Russia, and the United States. Tourmaline is popular as jewelry stone and also as healing stone. The pink tourmaline-red tourmaline is a gemstone with feminine energy. It promotes female balance and protection, and is believed to bring love and friendship to the wearer.
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