Tourmaline History
At Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers, we enjoy learning about the history of why various precious and semi-precious gemstones are so highly sought after, and the tourmaline history is just as unique as many other gemstones. Tourmaline History – The Origins In terms…
October Birthstone – Tourmaline
October Birthstone The October birthstone is actually two birthstones – opal and tourmaline gemstones. While both are beautiful and have unique characteristics, each is drastically different in its composition. The opal is a soft and delicate stone requiring very special…
Tourmaline Jewelry – World of Gemstones
According to an Egyptian legend, tourmaline made a long journey up from the center of the Earth and, while doing so, passed over a rainbow. This caused tourmaline jewelry to assume all the colors of the rainbow. To this day,…
