Green Chrome Tourmaline Pear Cabochon from Brazil

About Chrome Tourmaline

Chrome tourmaline is a vivid green member of the tourmaline group, usually an elbaite or closely related composition coloured mainly by chromium and sometimes vanadium. Its greens may range from leafy and emerald-like to deep forest tones. Transparent material is prized, while included stones can appear more subdued. Like other tourmalines, it is strongly pleochroic: its colour can look different when viewed along different…