ColleenT
Well-Known Member
So i saw this little gargoyle gecko and i'm hoping she is a female. breeder has sent me pics with no pores showing, so we are hopeful but no guarantee. She will be shipped as soon as weather permits. My first two are named Marble and Jasper, so i went with the gemstone theme and chose Tourmaline. once all my gargs are grown up, i will try for some pretty babies. probably won't be for 2 years or so.
Tourmaline is the most colorful of all gemstones. It occurs in all colors, but pink, red, green, blue and multicolored are its most well-known gem colors. Scientifically, tourmaline is not a single mineral, but a group of minerals related in their physical and chemical properties. The mineral Elbaite is the member of the Tourmaline group that is responsible for almost all the gem varieties. Three other members of the group - Schorl, Dravite and Liddicoatite, are seldom used as gemstones.
Tourmaline is the most colorful of all gemstones. It occurs in all colors, but pink, red, green, blue and multicolored are its most well-known gem colors. Scientifically, tourmaline is not a single mineral, but a group of minerals related in their physical and chemical properties. The mineral Elbaite is the member of the Tourmaline group that is responsible for almost all the gem varieties. Three other members of the group - Schorl, Dravite and Liddicoatite, are seldom used as gemstones.
