tourmaline

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for tourmaline

tourmaline 🔊 /tʊˈɹmʌliˌn/

tourmaline : තෝරමල්ලි

tourmaline : තෝරමල්ලී

tourmaline definition

Noun. A mineral occurring usually in three-sided or six-sided prisms terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes. Black tourmaline (schorl) is the most common variety, but there are also other varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red (rubellite), also green, brown, and white. The red and green varieties when transparent are valued as jewels.