Pink tourmaline can be found in many areas around the world. In the Middle East, it can be found in Afghanistan and Pakistan; in Asia, it can be found in Sri Lanka, Burma and in the Ural Mountains in Russia; in the Pacific, it can be found in Australia; in South America, it can be found in Brazil; in North America, it has been found in California; and in Africa, it can be found in Nigeria, Namibia, Mozambique and Madagascar. Many tourmaline gems, especially pink to red colored stones, are altered by irradiation to improve their color. Irradiation is almost impossible to detect in tourmalines, and does not impact the value of this gemstone, but dealers should always disclose the treatments to their customers.

This gemstone has excellent wearing qualities and is easy to look after, for all tourmalines have a good hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale. So the tourmaline is an ideal gemstone to set in jewelry and to wear on a daily basis. GemsFeed hopes you can find the pink tourmaline you are looking for at the best price. If not, just contact us for a special request and we will do out best to cut a gemstone following your own specifications.