Tourmaline

Tourmaline is a multi-colored stone which has been known in various parts of the world for at least 2000 years. The name tourmaline comes from the Sinhalese word turmali which was the name given to stones from the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Dutch traders re-discovered tourmaline in the early 1700s on the island of Elba in the Mediterranean Sea, and the stone has been popular in the Western world since then.
The small greenish stones in the bead crochet necklace pictured here are tourmaline. Tourmaline is one of the stones which the Beadshaper uses in making her Bead Crochet jewelry.