{"id":18523,"date":"2019-03-06T04:30:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T02:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/?p=18523"},"modified":"2024-08-06T18:24:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:24:33","slug":"tutto-sulla-tormalina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/tutto-sulla-tormalina\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything about tourmaline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({<br \/>\n          google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-1422720793454724\",<br \/>\n          enable_page_level_ads: true<br \/>\n     });<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"image-side\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-fe+6a+31-k2+pr\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\" data-ad-slot=\"8583266876\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h4>All you want to know about the most fashionable stone: the tourmaline. Green, blue or red, is the gem of the moment. Here is a quick tour guide &#x2666;<\/h4>\n<p>Often confused with other stones, tourmaline is characterized by a wide range of hues and shades. No coincidence that the name comes from a Sinhalese word turmali, used to indicate carnelian and stones of different colors from Sri Lanka. The main varieties of tourmaline used in jewelry is one that defines the classification of the mineral as Elbaite, which is also a synonym for green tourmalines. Much used Rubellite also, which color are from red to pink, and the rare Indicolite, from a deep blue and exceptional luster.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18530\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pomellato.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18530\" src=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pomellato.jpg\" alt=\"Pomellato, anello Pom Pom con tormaline verde foresta, verde menta e diamanti \" width=\"712\" height=\"513\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pomellato.jpg 712w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pomellato-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pomellato-250x180.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pomellato-76x55.jpg 76w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pomellato, anello Pom Pom con tormaline verde foresta, verde menta e diamanti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong> Tourmaline is a dichroic stone: each crystal, usually very long, has two colors (one dark and one light), that change as intensity depending on the angle of observation.\u00a0Do you know where the tourmaline name comes from? It comes from the Sinhalese word thoramalli or t\u014dra-molli. It is a word that is applied to a group of stones found in Sri Lanka. In fact this stone arrived in Europe with the ships of the Dutch East India Company to satisfy the demand for colored gems.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18526\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Chopard_anelloRed_CarpetParaiba.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18526\" src=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Chopard_anelloRed_CarpetParaiba.jpg\" alt=\"Chopard, anello Red Carpet 2013 con tormalina turchese Paraiba\" width=\"712\" height=\"513\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Chopard_anelloRed_CarpetParaiba.jpg 712w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Chopard_anelloRed_CarpetParaiba-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Chopard_anelloRed_CarpetParaiba-250x180.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Chopard_anelloRed_CarpetParaiba-76x55.jpg 76w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chopard, anello Red Carpet 2013 con tormalina Paraiba<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Color<\/strong> There are many and with different shades. The most sought stones are the Paraiba tourmalines, homonymous field in Brazil, although the name is used for gems from different backgrounds such as Mozambique and Nigeria, when they have this range of shades: Caribbean blue, peacock blue, neon blue, copper green, neon aquamarine, azure, turquoise generated by the traces of chromium. A trace element, chromium, which gives its name to a deep green stones that are found in Tanzania, although the color in this case is given by the presence of vanadium. A great blue saturation, brightness and purity is the rare tourmaline Indicolite. There are, then, the Rubellite with its shades ranging from pink to vivid red, tourmaline Watermelon or watermelon, true wonder of nature, because two-tone: the center is red, surrounded by an outer layer of green, or vice versa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18533\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Harry_Wiston_anello_Paraiba.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18533\" src=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Harry_Wiston_anello_Paraiba.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Winston, anello pezzo unico con tormalina Paraiba taglio cabochon e diamanti\" width=\"712\" height=\"513\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Harry_Wiston_anello_Paraiba.jpg 712w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Harry_Wiston_anello_Paraiba-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Harry_Wiston_anello_Paraiba-250x180.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Harry_Wiston_anello_Paraiba-76x55.jpg 76w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harry Winston, anello pezzo unico con tormalina Paraiba taglio cabochon e diamanti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>How to clean the tourmaline. <\/strong>The tourmaline is a fairly hard stone: it is between 7 and 7.5 degrees on the Mohs scale (the diamond is at 10). It is a hardness considered right for use in jewelry. But be careful not to leave the tourmaline too close to a source of heat for a long time: it could alter it and even break. But the stone can be safely cleaned with hot water and a drop of soap, while there are disagreements on the use of ultrasound and steam cleaners.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18537\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Elbaite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18537\" src=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Elbaite.jpg\" alt=\"Tormalina Elbaite proveniente dalla miniera Cruziero di Santa Maria do Sua\u00e7u\u00ed, nella regione Minas Gerais in Brasile\" width=\"712\" height=\"513\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Elbaite.jpg 712w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Elbaite-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Elbaite-250x180.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Elbaite-76x55.jpg 76w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tormalina Elbaite proveniente dalla miniera Cruziero di Santa Maria do Sua\u00e7u\u00ed, nella regione Minas Gerais in Brasile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong> The most important deposits are in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Burma, Sri Lanka, and United States (California and Maine). Many African countries have recently become major producers of tourmaline, particularly Madagascar, Namibia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Nigeria and Malawi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_98388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98388\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/anello-tormalina-fucsia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98388\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/anello-tormalina-fucsia.jpg\" alt=\"Anello con tormalina fucsia e diamanti\" width=\"709\" height=\"492\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/anello-tormalina-fucsia.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/anello-tormalina-fucsia-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/anello-tormalina-fucsia-79x55.jpg 79w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/anello-tormalina-fucsia-400x278.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anello con tormalina fucsia e diamanti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Evaluation<\/strong> is not a simple thing due the amount of varieties and colors. The first thing to do is to examine the stone in sunlight: a green gem under an incandescent bulb may appear almost black, while a pink or red appears gray or brown. If, even under artificial light, keeps its natural tones, is likely to be a stone with a fine color. But beware, the primary color should be predominant for 70-75%. The rest of percentage is obviously a hue, ie a secondary color which, however, may change depending on the illumination, natural or artificial. Moreover, there is no general rule on dimensions and prices: some tourmalines are found only in small sizes and are used as beads in a very low cost, while others are more available in 10 or more carats. The evaluation also takes account of its clarity, which has three degrees defined by the Gia (Gemological Institute of America, the most famous center of research and teaching mineralogy of the United States): if the green tourmaline is usually classified type I, that means, has a slight inclusion visible to the naked eye, blue, orange, yellow, multi-color (except watermelon varieties) and some pink specimens stones have minor inclusions and are grade II, while the red ones , pink and watermelon belong to the third category III where noticeable inclusions are expect ed as it appears from the photos below. Tourmaline is normally not subjected to heat treatment and if this happens does not affect its value.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69533\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Round-Cabochon-Paraiba-Tourmaline-oro-bianco-e-diamanti-bianchi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69533\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Round-Cabochon-Paraiba-Tourmaline-oro-bianco-e-diamanti-bianchi.jpg\" alt=\"Anello con tormalina cabochon su oro bianco, pav\u00e9 di tormaline e diamanti\" width=\"709\" height=\"474\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Round-Cabochon-Paraiba-Tourmaline-oro-bianco-e-diamanti-bianchi.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Round-Cabochon-Paraiba-Tourmaline-oro-bianco-e-diamanti-bianchi-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Round-Cabochon-Paraiba-Tourmaline-oro-bianco-e-diamanti-bianchi-82x55.jpg 82w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Round-Cabochon-Paraiba-Tourmaline-oro-bianco-e-diamanti-bianchi-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martin Katz, anello con tormalina cabochon su oro bianco, pav\u00e9 di tormaline e diamanti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68959\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Anello-Tormalina-Oro-Bicolore-18-Carati.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68959\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Anello-Tormalina-Oro-Bicolore-18-Carati.jpg\" alt=\"Anello con tormalina e oro 18 carati\" width=\"709\" height=\"575\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Anello-Tormalina-Oro-Bicolore-18-Carati.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Anello-Tormalina-Oro-Bicolore-18-Carati-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Anello-Tormalina-Oro-Bicolore-18-Carati-68x55.jpg 68w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Anello-Tormalina-Oro-Bicolore-18-Carati-400x324.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irene Neuwirthm, anello con tormalina e oro 18 carati<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67835\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tormalina-menta-a-tanzanite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67835\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tormalina-menta-a-tanzanite.jpg\" alt=\"Anello con tormalina menta e tanzanite su oro bianco\" width=\"709\" height=\"493\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tormalina-menta-a-tanzanite.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tormalina-menta-a-tanzanite-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tormalina-menta-a-tanzanite-79x55.jpg 79w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tormalina-menta-a-tanzanite-400x278.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paolo Costagli, anello con tormalina menta e tanzanite su oro bianco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67315\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anello-con-tormalina-cabochon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67315\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anello-con-tormalina-cabochon.jpg\" alt=\"Anello in oro giallo, diamanti e tormalina cabochon\" width=\"709\" height=\"597\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anello-con-tormalina-cabochon.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anello-con-tormalina-cabochon-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/anello-con-tormalina-cabochon-65x55.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elke Berr, anello in oro giallo, diamanti e tormalina verde cabochon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103494\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tormalina-watermelon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103494\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tormalina-watermelon.jpg\" alt=\"Tormalina watermelon. Copyright: gioiellis.com\" width=\"709\" height=\"490\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tormalina-watermelon.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tormalina-watermelon-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tormalina-watermelon-80x55.jpg 80w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tormalina-watermelon-400x276.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tormalina watermelon. Copyright: gioiellis.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- rettangolo grande --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 336px; height: 280px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\" data-ad-slot=\"8343610496\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\" data-ad-slot=\"9203601299\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All you want to know about the most fashionable stone: the tourmaline. Green, blue or red, is the gem of the moment. Here is a quick tour guide &#x2666; Often confused with other stones, tourmaline is characterized by a wide range of hues and shades. No coincidence that the name comes from a Sinhalese word turmali, used to indicate carnelian and stones of different colors from Sri Lanka. The main varieties of tourmaline used in jewelry is one that defines the classification of the mineral as Elbaite, which is also a synonym for green tourmalines. Much used Rubellite also, which<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":103494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15454],"tags":[15,29,54,117,1118,1387,2117,4492,4493],"class_list":["post-18523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gems","tag-chopard","tag-dior","tag-pomellato","tag-cartier","tag-tormalina","tag-piaget","tag-boucheron","tag-paraiba","tag-rubellite","style--link-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18523"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128402,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18523\/revisions\/128402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}