1-3/4" Bicolor Elbaite Tourmaline 309fb066cdc23241defffbba1edef2fa Cave Bears had a difficult

Cave Bears had a difficult time hibernating outside of caves - a shelter that ancient humans were also drawn to

Corundum is a hard stone

Besides Mexico

so unlike diamonds

For many eons

1-3/4" Bicolor Elbaite Tourmaline 309fb066cdc23241defffbba1edef2fa Cave Bears had a difficultAlbite (Elbaite) also known as Tourmaline is a group of mixed crystals with the following major members, Elbaite, Dravite, Schorl, Buergerite, Tsilaisite, and Uvite. The general color range of the mineral's family are colorless, pink, green, blue, yellow, brown, and black. What distinguishes tourmalines are the three sided cross sections that are different than any other mineral.