ShangrilaGems

‘The Best Gems on the Web’

Gemmological Association of Great Britain Corporate Member

Tourmaline Gemstone Information

Cut rough en cabochon for contemporary jewelry.

Tourmaline is an extremely complex borosilicate that occurs in every color; more than 100 colors and still counting!  As a result a range of chemical compositions occur; also many individual crystals show zones of multiple colors.  The West was introduced to Tourmaline in 1702 when the Dutch first imported it from Ceylon. 

Tourmaline Healing Properties this gemstone promotes happiness, tolerance, objectivity and being well grounded as well as empathy, internal peace, positive attitude and internal strength.

ABOUT ShangrilaGems EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP We are Corporate Members of the GEMMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN and both the owners of ShangrilaGems hold an MSc. KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ShangrilaGems are an Anglo Indian company with many years experience in the gemstone industry. Through our network of contacts we are able to source rare and interesting items. We also gain advanced insight of new gemstone treatments that are coming on to the market so we are knowledgeable when gemstones are presented to us. It is crucial for us to keep our knowledge current to accurately represent our items. New gemstone treatments are invented all the time! MANUFACTURING AND SHORT ROUTE TO MARKET We own a manufacturing outlet in Jaipur, India where we cut many of our stones – so the route to market is short and our stones are not only great quality but great value. 

ETHICAL MANUFACTURING Our gems are ethically manufactured with no children and good working conditions. 

HIGH QUALITY GEMSTONE VERIFICATION ShangrilaGems use the best quality gem identification and testing equipment to ensure authenticity. This includes a refractometer, Chelsea Filter, polariscope, 30 times magnification loupe and high quality microscope and digital measuring devices. Our equipment is manufactured in Switzerland and Germany to the highest specification. ALL TREATMENTS ARE STATED Many gem sellers don’t understand gem treatments or maybe know about them but do not disclose them. This is not acceptable. ShangrilaGems give clear indications of all treatments to our customers. HONEST PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ShangrilaGems make huge investments in photographic and video equipment and spend a large amount of time to obtain the most realistic shots of our items.  RETURNS Not happy with your item? You have 14 days from delivery to return the item to us. All items have an unconditional money back guarantee as long as they are returned exactly as they arrived. FEEDBACK Please, please leave feedback. If you are not happy with your item please contact us prior to leaving feedback so we can discuss a return with you.