Metal: 14K Gold

Stone: 3.84ct natural Tourmaline

Size: 6

Measurements: 13mm x 9mm

What You Should Know: A juicy Tourmaline set in 14k gold.

*This Ring Can Be Resized.

Tourmalines are a world unto themselves, boasting a stunning range of colors. The Gemological Institute of America, in fact, has three categories for color alone: hue, tone, and saturation. Hue is the color we perceive; tone is where the color lands on a light to dark spectrum; and saturation—the most important of the three—has to do with the vividness and vibrancy of the color.

The range of possible tourmaline colors is so vast that people misidentified these gems for years. In the 16th century, a Spanish conquistador “discovered” green tourmaline, which his expedition party mistook for emerald. Nearly 300 years would pass before gemologists classified tourmaline as a unique stone unto itself.

The stone’s name is derived from a word meaning “mixed gems” in Sinhalese (a language spoken in Sri Lanka). Tourmaline’s colorful spectrum is a result of the mineral make-up of each stone. Iron, and possibly titanium, create the breezy greens and blues while manganese makes reds and pinks. Radiation—either naturally occurring or artificially applied—may also be a factor in determining the color of a tourmaline, especially pink and yellow. Pure blue, red, orange, yellow, and purple stones are rare and those extra magical tourmalines that seem to change color before your very eyes are exceptionally rare.

Mined from Sri Lanka to Maine, tourmaline is a grounding stone, thought to shield a person or space from negative or unwelcome energies. This is maybe the juiciest tourmaline in town. We just adore all 3.84 carats of natural beauty set in high polished 14K gold.