Tourmaline

The widest colour range of any gem species, often two or three of them in a single crystal.

Photograph to come

Tourmaline

Green to pink to blue, sometimes in the same stone. Warmed, it pulls dust toward it — the Dutch called it the ash-puller and used it to clean pipes.

Hardness — 7 to 7.5 Care — everyday; wipe clean Source — Brazil, Nigeria, Maine