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tourmaline
/ˈtʊɹməˌlin/
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What does tourmaline mean?
noun
- A complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate mineral, compounded with various chemical elements and considered a semi-precious stone.
- A transparent gemstone cut from it.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈtʊɹməˌlin/
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Her eyes sparkled as two diamonds, and her lips were tinted like a tourmaline.
They were specially interesting, for they carried some less common minerals such as beryl, tourmaline, garnet, coarse mica and ores of iron, copper and molybdenum.