Blue Tourmaline, Cuprian Copper Tourmaline, Lagoon Tourmaline, Neon Tourmaline, Rubellite.
Blue tourmaline, also known as indicolite, is a rare and highly prized gemstone due to its vibrant blue color 1. The highest value blue tourmalines have neon blue colors with strong saturation and medium tone 1. Indicolites can range from light to dark saturated blue, and the best gems combine high clarity with limpid transparency 1.
Cuprian tourmaline, also known as copper-bearing tourmaline, is a variety of tourmaline that contains copper in some amount 1. A new species of tourmaline with copper as an essential ingredient has never been found and probably never will be since copper seems to precipitate from the crystallizing tourmaline when the concentration gets too high 1. Cuprian tourmaline is highly prized by gemstone collectors due to its unique and beautiful candy-like colors 2.
Lagoon tourmaline is a trade name for a variety of tourmaline that is only seen in shades of blue and green with their own unique display of strikingly intense light to dark saturated colors 1. The color of these tourmalines is very complex, incorporating the color of young leaves with glimpses of yellow-green sunlight to the emerald hues of deep water 2. Lagoon tourmalines are highly prized by gemstone collectors due to their unique and beautiful candy-like colors 1.
