Types of Tourmalines
Elbaite comes in many different shapes and colors and is a gem that is transparent. It is considered a very expensive gemstone that is sought out by gemologists around the world. Schorl is the most abundant tourmaline and is a nice black color. Two other pink tourmalines dravite and uvite are less common and rare but still a very collectible gemstone. The stones can be found in all color ranges ranging from reds and greens to deep blues and yellows. There are also rare gemstones that change color in the light and are considered extremely rare.

Mining the Loose Pink Tourmaline
The gemstones are found all over the world including by not limited to Brazil, Africa, Nigeria as well as Utah in the United States. The tourmaline gemstone group has a genetic makeup. The below are the members of the Tourmaline Group of minerals:

• Buergerite
• Chromdravite
• Dravite
• Elbaite
• Feruvite
• Foitite
• Liddicoatite
• Olenite
• Povondravite
• Schorl
• Uvite

Tourmaline Gemstones and Wholesale Diamonds

"We're looking for a universal auditing and certification scheme for all manufacturing centers. In fact, every movement from any country of any parcel of rough diamonds will be sealed and certified so it can be traced," said Sean Cohen, president of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), at the World Diamond Congress in Antwerp.

So-called "blood diamonds" are estimated to account for about 4 percent of the $6.8 billion of diamonds produced each year, feeding a retail industry worth more than $50 billion. "Whether it's 4 percent or 1 percent, it's one diamond too many," Cohen said. "Over the three days of deliberations it was very clear that the feeling of everyone was conflict diamonds are not acceptable," Cohen told a news conference.

Industry giants say they want to guarantee their diamonds are conflict free. Gemstones such as ruby's pink tourmalines and others are included in this guarantee. "Diamonds should not be a part of the equation of any kind of misery or conflict. We are taking this issue very seriously," said Andrew Bone, a spokesman for diamond industry giant De Beers. "Anyone dealing in conflict diamonds will be named, shamed and expelled from the industry."

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