Avika Natural Serpentine & Black Tourmaline Necklace

The variety list below shows the main Tourmaline group members, as well as the popular Elbaite variety forms. Please see individual member page for additional variety names.

Achroite 

Colorless variety of Elbaite Tourmaline.

Buergerite 

Rare individual member mineral of the Tourmaline group, occurring almost exclusively at Mexquitic, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Dravite 

Individual member mineral of the Tourmaline group. It is usually brown in color, and the term may be corrupted to include all forms of brown Tourmaline.

Elbaite 

The most well-known individual member mineral of the Tourmaline group. Elbaite is the most transparent and colorful form of Tourmaline. The term Elbaite may be corrupted in the gemstone industry to refer specifically to green Tourmaline.

Indicolite 

Blue variety of Elbaite Tourmaline.

Liddicoatite 

Uncommon member mineral of the Tourmaline group found primarily in Madagascar. It is the calcium analogue of Elbaite, containing calcium in its chemical formula instead of sodium.

Rubellite 

Pink to red variety of Elbaite Tourmaline.

Schorl 

Individual member mineral of the Tourmaline group. It is black in color, and the term may be corrupted to include any very dark Tourmaline forms.

Uvite 

Uncommon member mineral of the Tourmaline group, usually found in metamorphic environments such asmarbles.

Watermelon Tourmaline 

-  Variety of Elbaite Tourmaline that is green on the outside and red on the inside.

See the individual Tourmaline mineral pages for detailed locality information for each form of Tourmaline.