Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch 6mm It's actually a pink variety

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine

The best available information indicates that the stone is a type of Dolomite that has been altered by volcanic activity

Noreena Jasper is a silicified pelite or mudstone mined in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

Ancient Egyptians sometimes buried their dead with amulets of Jasper for safe passage into the afterlife

Rocky Butte Jasper is mined in Oregon and may have either dendritic or landscape qualities

Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch 6mm It's actually a pink varietyPink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occurs in nearly every color in the rainbow and its name derives from turmali, the Sinhalese word for mixed color precious stone. Tourmaline is unusual in that it is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric, meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction.