tourmaline

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Noun

tourmaline

1. A complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate mineral, compounded with various chemical elements and considered a semi-precious stone.
2. A transparent gemstone cut from it.

Related terms

• dravite
• indigolite
• luxulyanite
• Mohrenkopf
• rubellite
• schorl
• verdelite

Translations

• French: tourmaline
• German: Turmalin
• Portuguese: turmalina
• Russian: турмали́н
• Spanish: turmalina

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