Paraiba Tourmaline** – The world was introduced to Paraiba Tourmaline by Brazilian miner Heitor Dimas Barbosa in 1989. He took five years before unearthing his first Paraiba Tourmaline crystal. Paraiba Tourmaline are well known by its intense “neon” or “electric” colors. The colors of this gem ranges from intense emerald green to Wintex blue.
Rubellite** – is a name given to the pink or red variety, with ruby-red stones the most highly prized.
Indicolite** – A dark blue tourmaline, often heat-treated to lighten its color and produce a more attractive stone. An important source for Indicolite is Siberia(Russia), where it occurs in yellow clays formed from weather granites.
Bi-Colour Tourmaline – Tourmaline comes in many colors. Bi-color Tourmaline occurs because of differences caused by environment changes. They are normally cut to showcase this feature, bi-colored tourmaline displays a gorgeous contrast between its colors (typically pink and green) in one gem.
Canary Tourmaline** - One of the rarest colors in Tourmaline is a bright yellow known in the trade as canary tourmaline.