Multi-Color Tourmaline- Brazil Sulfur “Seeding” a pearl means inserting

“Seeding” a pearl means inserting a bead of a predetermined shape and size into the tissue of a mollusk in order to control the shape of the pearl

Blue coloration is caused by the presence of titanium and iron

with brains as large (and in some cases larger) than modern man

4th millennium BC

They are cut into a flat coin shape and faceted

Multi-Color Tourmaline- Brazil Sulfur “Seeding” a pearl means insertingAlbite (Elbaite) also known as Tourmaline is a group of mixed crystals with the following major members, Elbaite, Dravite, Schorl, Buergerite, Tsilaisite, and Uvite. The general color range of the mineral's family are colorless, pink, green, blue, yellow, brown, and black. What distinguishes tourmalines are the three sided cross sections that are different than any other mineral.